Predictors of compulsive buying: Self-esteem, perfectionism, social comparison and psychological symptoms

The current study aims to test the predictive role of self-esteem, perfectionism, social comparison and psychological symptoms on compulsive online buying. 254 participants, between the ages of 18-65, who consists of the sample of the study, signed the informed consent form and filled out the scales of the study which are Compulsive Online Buying Scale, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Perfectionism Scale, Social Comparison Scale and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale Short Form. Hierarchical regression analyses were conducted on SPSS in order to test the hypothesis of the study. According to the results, gender, self-esteem, perfectionism and psychological symptoms significantly predict compulsive online buying but demographic variables, other than gender, and social comparison seemed not predict the compulsive online buying. The results of the study were discussed within the framework of the literature. Keywords: Compulsive online buying, self-esteem, perfectionism, social comparison, psychological symptoms