How Metacognitions Contribute to Compulsive Online Shopping: An Exploratory Study.

IF 2.5 3区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Journal of Clinical Psychology Pub Date : 2024-11-11 DOI:10.1002/jclp.23752

Giulia Fioravanti, Marcantonio M Spada, Sara Bocci Benucci, Silvia Casale, Alessio Gori

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Abstract

Objectives: Compulsive Online Shopping (COS) is considered a technological addiction, characterized by excessive engagement in online shopping behaviors that can cause economic, social, and emotional impairments in an individual's life. Among the theoretical models aimed at conceptualizing addictive behaviors, the metacognitive model has gained increased attention. However, no previous study has investigated the role of metacognitions in COS. The current study was aimed at clarifying the contribution of metacognitions about online shopping as potential mediating variables in the relationship between some well-established psychological correlates (i.e., boredom proneness, impulsivity, materialism, negative affect) and COS.

Methods: A sample of 254 participants (mean age = 34.79 ± 11.45; Females = 84.3%) was recruited using convenience sampling.

Results: The hypothesized model produced a good fit to the data and accounted for 48% of COS variance. All the correlates (i.e., boredom proneness, impulsivity, materialism, and negative affect) were significantly and positively associated with Positive Metacognitions About Emotional And Cognitive Regulation, which in turn predicted COS. Boredom proneness and impulsivity were also positively associated with Negative Metacognitions About Uncontrollability And Cognitive Harm of online shopping, which in turn predicted COS. All the indirect effects were significant.

Conclusions: The present findings add to the argument that the metacognitive model of addictive behaviors may applied to the understanding of COS and open the possibility of applying metacognitive techniques to the treatment of COS.

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元认知如何导致强迫性网购？一项探索性研究。

研究目的强迫性网上购物（COS）被认为是一种技术成瘾，其特征是过度参与网上购物行为，这会给个人生活造成经济、社会和情感损害。在旨在将成瘾行为概念化的理论模型中，元认知模型受到越来越多的关注。然而，此前还没有研究调查过元认知在 COS 中的作用。本研究旨在阐明在一些已被证实的心理相关因素（即无聊倾向、冲动、物质主义、消极情绪）与 COS 之间的关系中，关于网络购物的元认知作为潜在的中介变量所起的作用：方法：采用方便取样法，招募了 254 名参与者（平均年龄 = 34.79 ± 11.45；女性 = 84.3%）：结果：假设模型与数据拟合良好，占 COS 变异的 48%。所有相关因素（即厌烦倾向、冲动、物质主义和消极情绪）都与 "关于情绪和认知调节的积极元认知 "显著正相关，而后者又能预测 COS。厌倦感和冲动性与 "关于网上购物的不可控性和认知伤害的消极元认知"（Negative Metacognitions About Uncontrollability And Cognitive Harms of Online Shopping）也呈正相关，进而预测了 COS。所有的间接效应都是显著的：本研究结果进一步证明，成瘾行为的元认知模型可用于理解 COS，并为应用元认知技术治疗 COS 提供了可能性。

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Journal of Clinical Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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5.40

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177

期刊介绍： Founded in 1945, the Journal of Clinical Psychology is a peer-reviewed forum devoted to research, assessment, and practice. Published eight times a year, the Journal includes research studies; articles on contemporary professional issues, single case research; brief reports (including dissertations in brief); notes from the field; and news and notes. In addition to papers on psychopathology, psychodiagnostics, and the psychotherapeutic process, the journal welcomes articles focusing on psychotherapy effectiveness research, psychological assessment and treatment matching, clinical outcomes, clinical health psychology, and behavioral medicine.