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A study on the relationships among materialism, social media addiction, and compulsive buying: A comparison of U.S. high school and college students
Date Issued
2018
Citation
Tan, P. Y., Njauw, M., & Tang, S. K. (23-25 Apr 2018). A study on the relationship among materialism, social media addiction, and compulsive buying: A comparison of U.S. high school and college students. 5th International Conference on Behavioral Addictions, Cologne, Germany.
Type
Conference Paper
Abstract
Background: This study aims to investigate the associations among Materialism, Social Me-dia Addiction (SMA), and Compulsive Buying (CB), as well as age differences betweenhigh school and college students among the variables, in the United States. Methods: Conve-nience samples of students were recruited via online platforms or interviews. A total of 533 high school and 1260 college students participated in this study by completing a 20-minutes self-reported questionnaire. Independent sample t-tests were conducted to investigate age differences in Materialism, SMA, and CB. Pearson correlation and hierarchical regression analyses were performed to determine the relationships among variables. Results: Prevalence of SMA was 15% and 12.1% for high school and college students respectively. For CB, prevalence was 9.4% and 33.9% respectively. Results revealed positive correlations among Materialism, SMA, and CB. Significant age differences were found, with high school stu-dents scoring higher in SMA but lower in Materialism and CB compared to college students. Gender, age, SMA, and Materialism were also found to be predictors of CB. Conclusion: Public education, prevention, and intervention programs for behavioral addiction should at-tend to specific needs of high school and college students.
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