Men Suffer From Compulsive Shopping Too
Compulsive buying is not just a problem that some women have - it seems that men are just as likely to suffer from it, say researchers from Stanford University, USA. About 5% of adults in the USA say they cannot refrain from shopping for stuff they probably don’t want or need.
The traditional view of women suffering from compulsive buying is probably the result of most studies being done mainly on women. Women are also more likely to admit to compulsive shopping than men.
You can read about this new study in the American Journal of Psychiatry.
Surprisingly, more people from lower incomes suffer from compulsive shopping than people from higher incomes. More here.