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.

Feelings of regret, guilt or shame after a shopping spree are common among those with shopping addiction. These emotions often point to a disconnect between your values and spending behavior, and they ...

Melissa will do anything to feed her online-shopping addiction — even if that means subsisting off a diet of microwaveable soup. “I’ll eat only ramen in order to shop,” she says. The 34 ...

An app for online shopping addiction may seem a little out there, but the idea of surrounding yourself with positive messages and inspiring people might be the fix you need. 5.

Online shopping addiction should be recognised as a mental health condition, say experts A study has linked it with an increase in depression and anxiety. By Catriona Harvey-Jenner Published: 15 ...

As it turns out, that might actually be the smart way to shop. A quarterly report released last month by Monetate, a marketing platform for retailers, analyzed a random sample of "7 billion online ...

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 ...

While the study looked at shopping more broadly, the researchers believe that the ability to shop online is feeding the addiction. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now.

Many of us might joke about our shopping addictions or be quick to call someone a "shopaholic," but to the truly afflicted, the issue is no laughing matter.