Online Shopping Addiction in Association with Depression, Anxiety, and Stress: Exploring Independent and Relative Contributions in a Cross-Sectional Study.

Mehmet Emin Arayici, Gizem Gedik, Dogan Basaran, Hatice Simsek, Sema Gultekin Arayici

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Mehmet Emin ArayiciDepartment of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, 15 July Medicine Campus, Inciralti-Balcova, 35340 Izmir, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0002-0492-5129

Gizem GedikDepartment of Clinical Psychology, Institute of Social Sciences, Ege University, 35100 Izmir, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0001-7368-2653

Dogan BasaranIndependent Researcher, 35100 Izmir, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0002-4059-5171

Hatice SimsekDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, 15 July Medicine Campus, Inciralti-Balcova, 35340 Izmir, Türkiye.

Sema Gultekin ArayiciDepartment of Clinical Psychology, Institute of Social Sciences, Ege University, 35100 Izmir, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0002-2448-9037

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Abstract

Psychological distress is associated with problematic online shopping, but the relative and independent associations of depression, anxiety, and stress require careful evaluation without causal interpretation. This study examined their associations with continuous Online Shopping Addiction Scale (OSAS) scores after accounting for sociodemographic characteristics and online shopping frequency. A cross-sectional convenience sample included 438 adults in Türkiye (54.0% female among respondents reporting gender; mean age = 33.79, SD = 10.24); a total of 317 participated online and 121 completed printed questionnaires face to face. Pearson correlations were estimated in the full sample. Hierarchical regressions used a common complete-case sample (

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anxietybehavioral addictioncompulsive buyingDASS-21depressiononline shopping addictionstress

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PMID42651616

DOI10.3390/bs16081441

PMCPMC13509495

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