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Exploring aspects of the cognitive behavioural model of physical hoarding in relation to digital hoarding behaviours.
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- From the Cluttered Room to the Full Hard Drive: The Relationship Between Hoarding Disorder and Digital Hoarding.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Are all digital hoarding behavior alike? Uncovering the pathways to digital hoarding behavior in the workplace.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Lots of Digital Files? How Digital Hoarding Is Related to the Academic Performance of University Students.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- The relationship between information hoarding and selective exposure: the role of information overload, identity bubble reinforcement, and intolerance of uncertainty.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Exploring the effect of digital hoarding in the workplace on employee work performance.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Hoarding knowledge or hoarding stress? Investigating the link between digital hoarding and cognitive failures among Chinese college students.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Storing, Not Reading: Investigating the Link Between Upward Social Comparison via Social Media and Digital Hoarding Behavior in Chinese Youth.Psychology research and behavior management · 2023Article
- Artificial Intelligence and Precision Medicine: A Perspective.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2022Article
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Abstract
While the hoarding of physical objects has been extensively explored, there is little research relating to the hoarding of digital materials. The research that has been conducted suggests that digital hoarding (DH) behaviours appear to have some similarities with physical hoarding (PH) behaviours, and can be just as psychologically distressing. This study uses the framework of the cognitive behavioural model of PH to explore DH behaviours, including possible similarities regarding emotional attachment to digital possessions, and possible links with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and indecisiveness. For the study, 282 participants completed an online survey which measured levels of digital and physical hoarding, compulsive acquisition, OCD, indecisiveness and mood. Strong emotional attachments to particular types of digital possessions were evident: this was especially true for photographs and videos. Significant positive relationships were found between all the variables measured. However, a regression analysis revealed that only OCD and PH scores were significant predictors of DH. DH thus appears to share some of the features of PH. Implications, limitations and future research possibilities are discussed.
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