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- Title
Problematic use of social networks und online buying/shopping: Are they really different disorders or do the similarities outweigh the differences?
- Authors
WEGMANN, ELISA; MÜLLER, SILKE M.; KESSLING, ANNICA; JOSHI, MAITHILEE; IHLE, ELTJE; WOLF, OLIVER T.; MÜLLER, ASTRID
- Abstract
Theoretical Background: With the increasing convergences of online applications, shopping no longer takes place exclusively on e-commerce platforms, but also on social networks. Previous studies have been able to draw certain similarities but also differences between online compulsive buying-shopping disorder (oCBSD) and social-networks-use disorder (SNUD). This prompts the investigation of individuals with oCBSD or SNUD in terms of their usage behaviors and personality traits. Methods: In an experimental setting, we compare women with either oCBSD or SNUD regarding sociodemographic variables, use time of the firstchoice application, oCBSD/SNUD severity (ACSID-11), general internet use, impulsivity (BIS-15), materialism (MVS), and perceived chronic stress (TICS). Results: Results showed differences in age, qualification, and daily usage. Higher materialistic values were observed in women with oCBSD compared to women with SNUD. The groups did not differ regarding their general internet use, impulsivity, and stress vulnerability. However, stress vulnerability could be shown as predictor of the symptom severity for women suffering from SNUD but not from oCBSD. Discussion: The results suggest both similarities and differences in the characteristics of oCBSD and SNUD. Future research may address the technological features potentially contributing to oCBSD or SNUD as well as affective and cognitive mechanisms involved in either oCBSD or SNUD or in the convergence of the two types of Internet-use disorders.
- Subjects
ONLINE social networks; ONLINE shopping; PERSONALITY; OBSESSIVE-compulsive disorder; PSYCHOLOGICAL stress; SIMILARITY (Psychology)
- Publication
Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 2023, Vol 12, p187
- ISSN
2062-5871
- Publication type
Article