Brain scans reveal compulsive shopping activates the same reward pathways as drug addiction. Nearly one-third of people in ...

Shopping addiction has many names—pathological buying, compulsive buying, buying addiction, and oniomania. An estimated 5 to 8% of Americans are thought to suffer from shopping addiction.

Shopping can be pleasurable for many people, offering a temporary boost in mood and a sense of fulfillment. However, for some individuals, shopping can turn into an addiction, leading to ...

A new research study published in Comprehensive Psychiatry revealed how 122 patients who are currently seeking help for their online shopping addiction, out of them one third of patients have full ...

Online shopping is more than a hobby for those who get a thrill out of traversing the biggest mall in the world: the internet. It’s also a sport. How else to explain Monica Corcoran Harel’s ...

Gen Z has a hidden addiction, and it resides on their phones and quickly eats up any savings they could have in today's inflationary economy, according to a new study.. In a new Qualtrics study ...

As it turns out, college students may be particularly vulnerable to impulsive online shopping. A study conducted in China found that college students exhibit a so-called “online shopping addiction ...

Shopping may not be a diagnosable addiction in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM-5, that health professionals use to diagnose patients, but it is a behavior that ...

Bankrupt influencer boasts about her online shopping 'addiction' in tone-deaf sponsored post and reveals it got 'fifty times worse' when she discovered cashback apps ...

As for the tell-tale signs that online shopping is devolving into an addiction, psychotherapist Juliana Pang said: “Consumers can consider seeking help if the shopping behaviour is used as one ...

She posted: "I'm a 19-year-old woman and I have a serious shopping addiction. I buy gadgets, clothes, and random stuff online almost every day. Most of it I never use or wear.