[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"doc-seo-318409-105":3,"detail-sidebar-cat-0-en-105":81,"doc-detail-318409-en":131},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":6},0,"ok",{"site_id":7,"language":8,"slug":9,"title":10,"keywords":11,"description":12,"schema_data":13,"social_meta":74,"head_meta":76,"extra_data":78,"updated_unix":80},105,"en","compulsive-buying-a-systematic-review-and-lexicometric-analysis","Compulsive Buying - A Systematic Review and Lexicometric Analysis","","Compulsive buying is a maladaptive consumer behavior that undermines psychological health and financial well-being. A systematic literature review of 195 studies was conducted using the SPAR-4-SLR protocol to map the field’s current state. Findings identify multiple drivers including traits and values, psychological and socio-cultural factors, retail and shopping conditions, branding, buyer–seller dynamics, disruptive events, family dynamics, addictions, financial variables, behavioral elements, and socio-demographic factors. Lexicometric analysis reveals conceptual clusters around credit card debt, brands, personality, self and family, money management, values, social influence, life, and anxiety, while also outlining literature gaps and future research directions.",{"@graph":14,"@context":73},[15,34,56],{"@type":16,"itemListElement":17},"BreadcrumbList",[18,23,27,31],{"item":19,"name":20,"@type":21,"position":22},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",1,{"item":24,"name":25,"@type":21,"position":26},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/","Document",2,{"item":28,"name":29,"@type":21,"position":30},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/research-report/","Research & Report",3,{"item":32,"name":10,"@type":21,"position":33},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/compulsive-buying-a-systematic-review-and-lexicometric-analysis/318409/",4,{"url":32,"name":10,"@type":35,"image":36,"author":41,"headline":10,"publisher":44,"fileFormat":47,"inLanguage":8,"description":12,"dateModified":48,"datePublished":49,"encodingFormat":47,"isAccessibleForFree":50,"interactionStatistic":51},"DigitalDocument",{"url":37,"@type":38,"width":39,"height":40},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/compulsive-buying-a-systematic-review-and-lexicometric-analysis/318409.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":42,"@type":43},"Ivy","Person",{"url":19,"name":45,"@type":46},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-11-07","2026-09-20",true,{"@type":52,"interactionType":53,"userInteractionCount":55},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":54},"ViewAction",17,{"@type":57,"mainEntity":58},"FAQPage",[59,65,69],{"name":60,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":62},"How was the study on compulsive buying conducted?","Question",{"text":63,"@type":64},"It used a systematic literature review of 195 studies following the SPAR-4-SLR protocol.","Answer",{"name":66,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":67},"What main factors were found to drive compulsive buying?",{"text":68,"@type":64},"Traits and values, psychological factors, retail and shopping factors, socio-cultural influences, branding, buyer–seller dynamics, disruptive events, family dynamics, addictions, financial factors, behavioral factors, and socio-demographic factors.",{"name":70,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":71},"What does the lexicometric analysis show in compulsive buying research?",{"text":72,"@type":64},"It reveals major conceptual clusters centered on credit card debt, brands, personality traits, self and family, money management, values, social influence, life, and anxiety.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":32,"og:type":75,"og:title":10,"og:site_name":45,"og:description":12},"article",{"robots":77,"canonical":32},"index,follow",{"doc_id":79,"site_id":7},318409,1790170061,{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":83},"success",[84,88,92,96,101,106,111,115,120,123,127],{"id":22,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":85,"show_sort_weight":86,"slug":87},"Story & Novel",90,"story-novel",{"id":26,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":89,"show_sort_weight":90,"slug":91},"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":33,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":93,"show_sort_weight":94,"slug":95},"Exam",70,"exam",{"id":97,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":98,"show_sort_weight":99,"slug":100},5,"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":102,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":103,"show_sort_weight":104,"slug":105},6,"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":107,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":108,"show_sort_weight":109,"slug":110},7,"Healthcare",40,"healthcare",{"id":112,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":29,"show_sort_weight":113,"slug":114},8,30,"research-report",{"id":116,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":117,"show_sort_weight":118,"slug":119},9,"Religion & Spirituality",20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":118,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":121,"show_sort_weight":118,"slug":122},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":124,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":125,"show_sort_weight":124,"slug":126},10,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":128,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":129,"show_sort_weight":97,"slug":130},19,"General","general",{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":132},{"doc_id":79,"user_id":133,"nickname":42,"user_avatar":134,"doc_module":4,"category_id":112,"category_name":29,"doc_title":10,"doc_description":12,"doc_content":135,"file_id":136,"file_url":137,"file_type":138,"file_size":139,"view_count":55,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":22,"is_downloadable":22,"audit_status":22,"page_count":140,"language":141,"language_code":8,"site_id":7,"html_lang":8,"table_of_contents":142,"faqs":143,"seo_title":144,"seo_description":12,"update_tm":145,"read_time":146,"preview_page_count":4},549758252649,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/avatar/8000253669c5317157?_k=1778319167496531819","Journal of Consumer Affairs  \nRESEARCH ARTICLE  \nCompulsive Buying: A Systematic Review and Lexicometric Analysis  \nHaneena Fatima1  | Muhammad Vasil2,3  | C. Manu4 | K. C. Sirajudheen1  \n1MES Mampad College, University of Calicut, Malappuram, Kerala, India | 2Indian Institute of Management Shillong, Shillong, India | 3FLAME School of Communication, FLAME University, Pune, India | 4Goa Institute of Management, Sattari, Goa, India  \nCorrespondence: Haneena Fatima ([haneenafatima02@gmail.com](haneenafatima02@gmail.com))  \nReceived: 26 December 2025 | Revised: 16 July 2026 | Accepted: 24 August 2026  \nKeywords: compulsive buying | compulsive shopping | lexicometric analysis | shopping addiction | systematic literature review  \nABSTRACT  \nCompulsive buying is a maladaptive behavior that adversely affects consumers' psychological and financial well-being. To understand the current state of research on this phenomenon, we conduct a systematic literature review of 195 studies following the SPAR-4-SLR protocol. We find that traits and values, psychological factors, retail and shopping factors, socio-cultural factors, branding, buyer–seller dynamics, disruptive events, family dynamics, addictions, financial factors, behavioral factors, and socio-demographic factors drive compulsive buying. The findings also show how compulsive buying impairs consumers' psychological and financial well-being and suggest several psycho-social interventions, financial practices, and policy recommendations that may help mitigate it. In addition, the lexicometric analysis reveals major conceptual clusters in compulsive buying research centered around credit card debt, brands, personality traits, self, family, money management, values, social influence, life, and anxiety. Finally, we identify gaps in the literature and propose directions for future research.  \n1 | Introduction  \nCompulsive buying is a repetitive and excessive shopping behavior that functions as a coping mechanism for alleviating negative emotional states (Li and Ma 2024) . This maladaptive consumer behavior affects both individual and societal wellbeing. At the individual level, compulsive buying leads to serious psychological and financial consequences (Tarka et al. 2023) .  \nPsychologically, it is associated with mental struggles, such as depression (Japutra et al. 2022), low self-esteem (Mrad and Cui 2020), and anxiety (Li and Ma 2024) . Financially, it leads to increased credit card debt (Japutra et al. 2022), loan dependency (Aw et al. 2018), and financial anxiety (She et al. 2021) . A notable example is that of the famous musician Elton John, who reportedly went bankrupt in 2002 after spending a substantial amount of US$50 million over 2 years to maintain his extravagant lifestyle (Park et al. 2024) . At the societal level, compulsive buying encourages overconsumption and unsustainable  \nconsumption practices that undermine societal well-being (Kouland Jasrotia 2025). Reports indicate that nearly 300 million people worldwide are affected by the dark side of consumption, including compulsive buying (Aksoy et al. 2023) .  \nCompulsive buying has garnered academic interest due to its ubiquity and impacts on individuals and society. The rapid growth of online shopping has brought compulsive buying into the spotlight, as it enables psychologically vulnerable consumers to buy anything, anytime, from anywhere, while concealing their shopping behavior (Wang et al. 2022) . In addition to the convenience of online transactions, factors such as payment flexibility (e.g., credit cards, installment plans) and aggressive marketing strategies have fueled compulsive buying (Tarka et al. 2023). Moreover, the proliferation of social media (Kumar and Kumar 2024; Suprawan et al. 2024), coupled with postpandemic shifts in consumer habits, has intensified this behavior (Aruldoss et al. 2023) .  \n© 2026 American Council on Consumer Interests.  \nAll rights reserved, including rights for text and data mining an","cbCaimF0lmiIzd9T","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimF0lmiIzd9T","pdf",1777796,35,"English","# Introduction","[{\"question\":\"How was the study on compulsive buying conducted?\",\"answer\":\"It used a systematic literature review of 195 studies following the SPAR-4-SLR protocol.\"},{\"question\":\"What main factors were found to drive compulsive buying?\",\"answer\":\"Traits and values, psychological factors, retail and shopping factors, socio-cultural influences, branding, buyer–seller dynamics, disruptive events, family dynamics, addictions, financial factors, behavioral factors, and socio-demographic factors.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the lexicometric analysis show in compulsive buying research?\",\"answer\":\"It reveals major conceptual clusters centered on credit card debt, brands, personality traits, self and family, money management, values, social influence, life, and anxiety.\"}]","Compulsive Buying - A Systematic Review and Lexicometric Analysis | PDF",1789940260,88]