Comorbidity of compulsive buying and brand addiction: An examination of two types of addictive consumption

Mrad, Mona and Cui, Charles (2020) Comorbidity of compulsive buying and brand addiction: An examination of two types of addictive consumption. Journal of Business Research, 113. pp. 399-408. ISSN 0148-2963

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.09.023

Abstract

While compulsive buying and brand addiction are both addictive consumption, little is known about how they jointly impact on consumers. This research demonstrates that compulsive buying and brand addiction are distinct phenomena and may co-occur. Data from this research demonstrates that while compulsive buying has negative impacts, brand addiction does not result in debt and has positive impacts on self-esteem and life happiness. Compulsive buying is positively related to brand addiction, and brand addiction positively mediates the relationships between compulsive buying and debt avoidance, self-esteem and life happiness. This research introduces a new perspective on theorizing comorbid addiction of compulsive buying and brand addiction by providing evidence that brand addiction may not be pathological, and compulsive buying's negative effects may be weakened or eliminated in the presence of brand addiction. It opens avenues for further research to create broader and more parsimonious theoretical models for responsive marketing approaches to addictive consumption.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Funding information: The collection of data was supported by the research allowance to the corresponding author from Alliance Manchester Business School where the corresponding author was previously employed.
Uncontrolled Keywords: Brand addiction, Compulsive buying, Comorbidity, Addictive consumption, Life happiness, Self-esteem, Debt, Mediation
Subjects: N100 Business studies
N300 Finance
N500 Marketing
Department: Faculties > Business and Law > Newcastle Business School
Depositing User: Elena Carlaw
Date Deposited: 16 Sep 2019 10:25
Last Modified: 27 Aug 2021 11:31
URI: http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/40693

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