Cross-sectional study explores aesthetics and materialism predicting online compulsive buying, suggesting cognitive processes play a key role.
This study investigates the role of aesthetic appreciation and materialistic values in predicting online compulsive buying-shopping disorder (Online CBSD). We hypothesize that both aesthetic preferences and materialistic orientations are associated with higher levels of Online CBSD and that these relationships are mediated by desire thinking, a cognitive process involving verbal perseveration and imaginal prefiguration. A cross-sectional design will be applied (N = 230). Data will be collected using validated self-report measures (DFAS-G, MVS, DTQ, ACSID-11) and analyzed with structural equation modeling. The project is conducted within the framework of the German Research Foundation’s Research Unit FOR2974 “Affective and cognitive mechanisms of specific Internet-use disorders (ACSID)” and aims to extend current theoretical models of Online CBSD by integrating cognitive and personality-related predictors.
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