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Hoarding, compulsive buying and reasons for saving

R O Frost1, H J Kim, C Morris

  • 1Department of Psychology, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, USA.

Behaviour Research and Therapy
|July 31, 1998
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Compulsive hoarding is linked to compulsive buying and difficulties with mental control, suggesting broader acquisition issues. Saving behaviors increase, but discarding behaviors do not decrease in individuals with hoarding problems.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Compulsive hoarding is a complex disorder.
  • The cognitive-behavioral model offers insights into hoarding behaviors.
  • Understanding saving and discarding beliefs is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To test hypotheses derived from the cognitive-behavioral model of compulsive hoarding.
  • To examine the relationship between compulsive hoarding, compulsive buying, and saving/discarding beliefs.
  • To investigate hoarding's association with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) symptoms.

Main Methods:

  • Two studies were conducted: one with college students and another comparing a hoarding support group with a nonclinical control group.
  • Hypotheses regarding compulsive hoarding, compulsive buying, and saving/discarding were examined.

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  • Associations with OCD symptoms and hoarding-related tasks were assessed.

    • Main Results:

    • Hypotheses were supported across both studies.
    • Compulsive hoarding correlated with compulsive buying and increased acquisition of discarded items.
    • Hoarding showed the strongest link to impaired mental control features of OCD.
    • Hoarding was associated with more reasons to save but not fewer reasons to discard.

    Conclusions:

    • Compulsive acquisition may be a broader construct than compulsive buying in individuals with hoarding disorder.
    • Impaired mental control is a key feature linking hoarding and OCD.
    • Beliefs about saving and discarding play a significant role in hoarding behaviors.