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ArticleAddictive behaviors reports2025

Mental imagery in the context of online compulsive buying-shopping disorder: The role of pleasure and relief.

Annika Brandtner, Matthias Brand, Astrid Müller

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Annika BrandtnerGeneral Psychology: Cognition, Faculty of Computer Science, University of Duisburg-Essen, Forsthausweg 2, Duisburg 47057 Germany.
Matthias BrandGeneral Psychology: Cognition, Faculty of Computer Science, University of Duisburg-Essen, Forsthausweg 2, Duisburg 47057 Germany.
Astrid MüllerHannover Medical School, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Hannover, Germany.

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Abstract

Background: The rise of e-commerce has led to an increase in online compulsive buying-shopping disorder (OCBSD), an addictive disorder potentially driven by preoccupations like mental imagery, yet their occurrence and predictors have not been thoroughly explored. Methods: This study investigated the expression of and associations with mental imagery in women with pathological ( Results: Women with pathological buying-shopping reported significantly more intense shopping-specific mental imagery compared to women with non-problematic buying-shopping. Mental imagery was significantly predicted only by compensatory experiences in the pathological buying-shopping group with medium effect sizes. Discussion: The findings suggest that in OCBSD, mental images likely arise from to the anticipated effects of relief, possibly indicating a maladaptive coping strategy.

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Buying-shopping disorderCompensationDesire thinkingGratificationMental imagery

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