Abstract
The objective of this study was to examine the associations between compulsive buying and substance dependence/abuse, major depressive episodes, and generalized anxiety disorder at the mean age of 43. Participants came from a community-based random sample of residents in 2 New York counties in 1975 (N = 548). The participants were followed from adolescence to early midlife. The mean age of participants at the most recent interview was 43.0 (standard deviation = 2.8). Of the participants, 55% were females. Over 90% of the participants were Caucasian. The prevalence of substance dependence/abuse, major depressive episodes, and generalized anxiety disorder (during the past 5 years before the interviews) was 6.6, 13.7, and 11.5%, respectively. Logistic regression analyses showed that compulsive buying was significantly associated with substance dependence/abuse (adjusted odds ratio = 1.60), major depressive episodes (adjusted odds ratio = 1.70), and generalized anxiety disorder (adjusted odds ratio = 1.63), despite controlling for substance dependence/abuse, major depressive episodes, and generalized anxiety disorder, respectively, at the mean age of 37, and demographic factors. Since the study sample is limited to predominantly Caucasian participants (over 90%) with a close association to a small geographic area, the findings may not be generalizable to racial/ethnic minority groups or individuals living in other parts of the country. Nevertheless, it is important that clinicians treating substance dependence/abuse, major depressive episodes, and generalized anxiety disorder consider the role of compulsive buying.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 298-304 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Addictive Diseases |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1 2016 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2016 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Funding
Funders | Funder number |
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National Institutes of Health (NIH) | R01DA032603 |
National Childhood Cancer Registry – National Cancer Institute | R01CA122128 |
Keywords
- Compulsive buying
- generalized anxiety disorder
- longitudinal studies
- major depressive episode
- public health
- substance dependence/abuse
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health