Compulsive Buying: The Impact of Attitudes Toward Body Image, Eating Disorders, and Physical Appearance Investment.

The current research examined whether eating disorder risk and the attitudinal elements related to body image predict compulsive buying. A sample of students attending two public universities located in the northeast United States were surveyed. A multiple regression indicated that attitudes related to one's physical appearance, fitness, and health as well as eating disorder risk were predictors of compulsive buying with appearance orientation being the strongest predictor of compulsive buying.