Compulsive buying: Relationship with body mass index1. (12th March 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sansone, Randy A.; Chang, Joy; Jewell, Bryan; Marion, Brandee E.
• Is Part Of: Obesity. Volume 21:Number 1(2013:Jan.)
• Page Start: E86
• Page End: E87
• Publication Date: 2013-03-12
• Subjects: Obesity -- Periodicals; 616.398005
• DOI: 10.1002/oby.20076
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1930-7381

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>Abstract</title> <sec id="abs1-1" sec-type="section"> <title>Objective:</title> <p>Compulsive buying has historically been associated with various self‐regulatory disturbances, including eating pathology (e.g., binge eating). Therefore, a relationship between scores on a measure of compulsive buying, the Compulsive Buying Scale (CBS), and body mass index (BMI) in adulthood was hypothesized.</p> </sec> <sec id="abs1-2" sec-type="section"> <title>Design and Methods:</title> <p>Using a self‐report survey methodology in a cross‐sectional consecutive sample of convenience of 373 obstetrics/gynecology patients, correlations between CBS scores and BMI, both generally and with regard to race were examined.</p> </sec> <sec id="abs1-3" sec-type="section"> <title>Results:</title> <p>A modest general correlation between CBS scores and BMI (<italic>r</italic> = 0.17, <italic>P</italic> &lt; 0.01) was found. However, when these data were examined by race, CBS scores and BMI were significantly related among Caucasian women (<italic>r</italic> = 0.25, <italic>P</italic> &lt; 0.01), but not in African American women (<italic>r</italic> = 0.04, <italic>P</italic> = n.s.).</p> </sec> <sec id="abs1-4" sec-type="section"> <title>Conclusions:</title> <p>Findings indicate that compulsive buying is associated with increasing BMI in adulthood, particularly among Caucasian women.</p> </sec> </abstract>