Online Shopping Addiction Amongst Nurses in Private Hospital
Abstract
Online shopping addiction, also known as obsessive buying disorder or compulsive shopping, is a behavioural addiction characterised by an insatiable desire to purchase online, which frequently has detrimental implications in numerous aspects of life. It, like other types of addiction, can have serious consequences for one's mental health, relationships, and financial well-being. The aim of this study is to investigate the factors of online shopping addiction among nurses in private hospital. This study focused on nurses who have the purchasing power or have the ability to buy something online. In this study, the variables of enjoyment, negative emotional state, and low self-esteem were used to investigate whether any of the factors are actually related to online shopping addiction (OSA) and which factors have a strong relationship with online shopping addiction. Self-administered questionnaires were distributed to nurses in a private hospital in Malaysia, which served as the research setting for this study. The results highlighted the three proposed dimensions and underline as core issues negative emotional state, enjoyment and low self-esteem amongst nurses. It is hoped that the research will contribute to greater understanding of online shopping as well as consumer behaviour.
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06 May 2024
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European Publisher
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Marketing, retaining, entrepreneurship, management, digital marketing, social entrepreneurship
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Aidil, N. ‘. S. A., & Hassan, L. F. A. (2024). Online Shopping Addiction Amongst Nurses in Private Hospital. In A. K. Othman, M. K. B. A. Rahman, S. Noranee, N. A. R. Demong, & A. Mat (Eds.), Industry-Academia Linkages for Business Sustainability, vol 133. European Proceedings of Social and Behavioural Sciences (pp. 102-111). European Publisher. https://doi.org/10.15405/epsbs.2024.05.9