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Abstract Mexico's emergence as a major economic force and member of the world-wide consumer culture suggests that research should be directed toward issues related to consumer behavior in Mexico. A negative by-product of the consumer culture is compulsive buying. The present study investigated the incidence and antecedents of compulsive buying in Mexican young adults. Findings suggest that a high percentage (6.7%) of Mexican young adults can be classified as compulsive buyers. Results of a step-wise regression found that credit card use is an important factor in compulsive buying. The perceived social status associated with buying, self-esteem, and perceptions of parental shopping behavior also were found to explain variance in the sample's compulsive buying. The above findings have important public policy and research implications.
Roberts et al. (Mon,) studied this question.