TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Negative mood regulation expectancies moderate the effect of childhood maltreatment on compulsive buying
JO  - Journal of clinical psychology (Hoboken)
A1  - Kaur, Kiran
A1  - Mearns, Jack
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - OBJECTIVE: Two studies investigated childhood maltreatment, alexithymia-the inability to identify one's mood-and negative mood regulation expectancies  (NMRE)-confidence that one can alleviate one's negative moods-as predictors of  compulsive buying (CB). <br><br>METHOD: Participants were recruited from internet CB forums  and undergraduate psychology classes. Online, they completed questionnaires and a  behavioral task that assessed impulsive spending. <br><br>RESULTS: In Study 1 (N = 646),  analyses indicated that NMRE, alexithymia, and childhood maltreatment were  significant independent predictors of CB. For Study 2, a subset of participants from  the Study 1 pool (N = 295) who met the criterion for clinical levels of CB were  selected, based on their self-report. Analyses revealed that NMRE buffered the  effect of maltreatment: among participants with high NMRE-higher levels of  maltreatment were associated with minimal increases in CB and impulsive spending  behavior. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Being confident that one can control one's unpleasant moods  was a protective factor from the maladaptive consequences of childhood maltreatment. Increasing NMRE early in psychotherapy for CB may result in clients' using more  adaptive coping strategies.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0021-9762
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23103
ID  - ref1
ER  -