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Table 2 Symptoms and differences between non-compulsive buyers and compulsive buyers

From: Prevalence, sociodemographic factors, psychological distress, and coping strategies related to compulsive buying: a cross sectional study in Galicia, Spain

 

Total sample N = 2159

Non-CB N = 2006

CB N = 153

Comparison Non-CB vs. CB

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Anxiety

6.18

4.66

5.69

4.1

12.75

6.31

F = 380.36, p = .001

Depression

10.07

6.7

9.35

5.97

19.69

8.26

F = 396.22, p = .001

Obsession-compulsion

9.13

5.36

8.49

4.47

17.6

8.29

F = 494.11, p = .001

Somatization

8.3

5.23

8.04

5.09

11.85

5.73

F = 77.17, p = .001

Hostility

3.2

2.85

3.04

2.74

5.23

3.44

F = 86.21, p = .001