Heterogeneity within compulsive buyers: A Q-sort study

Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 229-241

  Thornhill, Kate ^a   Kellett, Stephen ^b,c   Davies, Jason ^c,d  

^a NHS Barnsley   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d ABERTAWE BRO MORGANNWG UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPULSION; EMOTION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MENTAL STRESS; PERSONALITY TEST; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; REINFORCEMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; Q-SORT; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84861147778     PISSN: 14760835     EISSN: 20448341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8341.2011.02027.x     Document Type: Article

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