How personality traits influence impulsive buying through the sequential mediation of family dynamics and self control.

Pei Xie, ChaoZheng Huang, Tianwei Xu, Jiawei Cui

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A study on the differences in social-face sensitivity and conspicuous consumption tendency based on sports consumers' impulse buying tendency: focusing on Generation Z.Frontiers in psychology · 2026
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Pei Xie *School of Psychology, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, 610068, China.

ChaoZheng Huang *School of Judicial Police, Gansu University of Political Science and Law, Lanzhou, 730070, China.

Tianwei XuSchool of Teacher Education, Qiongtai Normal University, Haikou, 571127, China. xutianwei@qtnu.edu.cn.

Jiawei CuiSchool of Teacher Education, Qiongtai Normal University, Haikou, 571127, China. cuijiawei1010@163.com.

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Foundation of Sichuan Research Center of Applied Psychology of Chengdu Medical College CSXL-24218General Project of Philosophy and Social Science of Hainan Province HNSK(ZC)22-158General Project of Philosophy and Social Science of Hainan Province HNSK(ZC)22-206Hainan Natural Science Foundation General Project 823MS063Hainan Natural Science Foundation General Project 824QN280Qiongtai Normal University Key Laboratory Of Child Cognition & Behavior Development of Hainan Province 2024KF04Sichuan Science and Technology Program 2024NSFSC2099

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The present investigates how personality traits influence impulsive buying (IB) among college students, emphasizing the mediating effects of family dynamics and self-control. Using a structural equation model, we analyzed responses from 578 college students in Gansu Province, China to explore the relationship between the Big Five personality traits, family dynamics, self-control, and IB tendencies. Neuroticism and extroversion are positively associated with IB, whereas conscientiousness is negatively associated with it. Family dynamics and self-control significantly mediate the relationship between personality traits and IB. This study reveals the complex interplay between individual personality traits and external factors in IB, and suggests a focus on family-specific and self-regulatory interventions. The findings provide educators and policymakers with practical strategies aimed at strengthening family relationships and self-control to curb IB behavior among youth. Furthermore, this study offers a novel perspective on IB by integrating personality traits, family dynamics, and self-control, thereby contributing valuable insights to the literature on consumer behavior as well as strategies to mitigate financial risk among young consumers.

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Consumer BehaviorFamily RelationsImpulsive BehaviorPersonalitySelf-ControlAdolescentAdultChinaFemaleHumansMaleNeuroticismStudentsYoung AdultFamily dynamicsImpulsive buyingPersonality traitsSelf-controlSocial psychology

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PMID40355610

DOI10.1038/s41598-025-94564-3

PMCPMC12069661

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