Compulsive Buying Archives - Page 11 of 18

Menstruation and the Mall

Carrie Rattle / October 11, 2012

A recent study conducted by the University of Hertfordshire shows that women are more likely to be involved with over-shopping […]

Carrie Rattle / October 10, 2012

According to a paper by Professor Sunghwan Yi, published in the Journal of Consumer Policy, seven percent of compulsive shoppers

When purchases go from impulsive to compulsive, you may have a serious problem with shopping addiction. There are seven signs

Madame Bovary, in Gustave Flaubert’s first novel, was imprisoned in a gilded cage. In order to escape her prison, she

Carrie Rattle / September 28, 2012

Signs of shopping addiction include a chronic pattern of difficulty in stopping the behavior and repetitive, seemingly uncontrollable purchases that

Carrie Rattle / September 14, 2012

The Atlantic is renown for the quality of their reportage. This article, using clickable links, pulls together information from various

Carrie Rattle / September 8, 2012

Here are simple strategies to help you deal with six various shopping pitfalls: the shopping channel addict, the drugstore junkie,

In a case demonstrating the world-wide nature of shopping addiction the Taipei Times reports that a couple has divorced over

A nomination in the “birds of a feather” category goes to Christina Anderson and her fashion addicted friend who spurred

Former shopaholic Erika speaks from personal experience in her list of traits common to shopaholics. These traits include the following