A Psychological Study of Gender-Wise Relationship Between Personality Traits and Compulsive Shopping

Abstract

Purpose: Relationships between personality traits and shopping addiction were investigated.

Methodology: A total of 228 people completed a study assessing their personalities and shopping habits.

Findings: Four personality factors positively correlate with compulsive shopping: extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness to experience. It was shown that CBT was favourably associated with extraversion and adversely associated with conscientiousness. In conclusion, impulsive shopping behaviour was associated with several favourable character qualities.

Conclusion- According to the results, extraversion is the most highly regarded personality attribute, while openness to experience is the most poorly appreciated. Women were more likely than males to suffer from shopping addiction.