Topic: Discussion 6: Literature Review
This portion has a subheading labeled “Compulsive Buyers’ Psychological Traits.” Suppose that you first prepared a memo summarizing findings from previous studies pertaining to this topic.
Memo of Previous Findings about Compulsive Buyers’ Psychological Traits
D’Astous, 1990 – Negative relationship between self-esteem (measured by Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Scale) and compulsive buying.
D’Astous, Maltais, & Roberge (1990) – Negative relationship between self-esteem (measured by Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Scale) and compulsive buying; Compulsive buyers were more generous.
Faber & Christenson, 1996 – Compulsive buyers were more anxious and depressed.
Faber & O’Guinn (1992) – Negative relationship between compulsive buying and self-esteem.
Faber & O’Guinn (1988) – Compulsive buyers were more envious, less generous, more materialistic; No difference on possessiveness between compulsive buyers and non-compulsive buyers; Compulsive buyers were more likely to agree that they felt anxious when they did not shop; Compulsive buyers were more likely to think shopping is fun and makes them happy.
Krueger (1988) – Compulsive buyers had more fragile esteem and sense of self and tended to be conscious of how they look to others.
McElroy, Keck, Pope, Smith & Strakowski (1994) – 75% of compulsive buyers reported anxiety; felt shame after purchase. Mood disorders, eating disorders, and impulse control disorders were common among compulsive buyers.
Roberts (1998) – Self-esteem was negatively related to compulsive buying tendency
Now, on a Word document, write a paragraph (1 page maximum) of literature review that logically synthesizes the information provided in the above memo, demonstrating the following characteristics of a good literature review:
Describe general trends and themes (common findings) across existing literature.
Compare and contrast opposing, controversial, or alternative perspectives/theories about the phenomenon.
Identify contradictory findings and suggest possible explanations for such discrepancies.
