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International Journal of Social Psychology
Revista de Psicología Social
Volume 22, 2007 - Issue 2
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Original Articles

La compra compulsiva: ¿impulso irresistible o reflejo del sistema de valores personales?

Compulsive buying: An irresistible impulse or a reflection of personal values?

Pages 125-136 | Published online: 23 Jan 2014
 

Resumen

Este trabajo analiza la relación entre la compra compulsiva y el sistema de valores personales para poner a prueba una serie de hipótesis derivadas de dos modelos contrapuestos de adicción: los modelos médico y bio-psicosocial por un lado, y el modelo moral, por otro. Se utilizó una muestra aleatoria de 341 sujetos de la provincia de Vizcaya, que respondieron a la Escala de Compra Compulsiva (Valence, d'Astous y Fortier, 1988) y al Cuestionario de Valores Personales de Schwartz (1992). Los análisis de correlación parcial desvelaron correlaciones significativas positivas entre la compra compulsiva y los valores de poder, estimulación y logro, y correlaciones negativas con los valores de conformidad, seguridad-tradición y universalidad, además de un importante efecto de las variables sexo y edad. La prevalencia de la compra compulsiva en Vizcaya se puede estimar en un 5.27% de la población. Los resultados se ajustan a las hipótesis derivadas del modelo de adicción que se ha denominado moral.

Abstract

This study analyses the relationship between compulsive buying and personal values to test a series of hypotheses derived from two opposed models of addiction, namely, medical and bio-psycho-social models on the one hand, and the moral model, on the other. A probabilistic sample of 341 subjects from the province of Vizcaya responded to the Compulsive Buying Scale (Valence, d'Astous & Fortier, 1988) and Schwartz's Personal Values Survey (Schwartz, 1992). Partial correlation analysis showed significant positive correlations between compulsive buying and power, stimulation and achievement values, and negative correlations with conformity, security-tradition and universality values, as well as a strong effect of gender and age. The prevalence of compulsive buying in Vizcaya can be estimated at 5.27% of the population. Findings match the hypotheses derived from the model of addiction that has been called moral.

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