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The Mediating Role of Generalized Anxiety in the Impact of Fear of COVID-19 on Compulsive Buying

COVID-19 Korkusunun Kompulsif Satın Alma Üzerindeki Etkisinde Yaygın Anksiyetenin Aracı Rolü

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614–633
Publication Date
2022-12-30
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As a result of the analyses, it was found that fear of COVID-19 has a direct and positive effects on the level of generalized anxiety and compulsive buying tendency; that generalized anxiety level has a direct and positive effect on compulsive buying tendency and that the level of generalized anxiety has a partial mediation role in the effect of fear of COVID-19 on compulsive buying.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The aim of this study is to help understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on consumer behavior by examining the relationships between fear of COVID-19, generalized anxiety level and compulsive buying tendency.
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Key Findings & Data:For this purpose, an online survey was conducted with 276 people who were selected by a non-random convenience sampling method.
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Conclusion & Impact:As a result of the analyses, it was found that fear of COVID-19 has a direct and positive effects on the level of generalized anxiety and compulsive buying tendency; that generalized anxiety level has a direct and positive effect on compulsive buying tendency and that the level of generalized anxiety has a partial mediation role in the effect of fear of COVID-19 on compulsive buying.
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⚙️Variables:COVID-19 Korkusu · Yaygın Anksiyete · Kompulsif Satınalma

Abstract

The aim of this study is to help understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on consumer behavior by examining the relationships between fear of COVID-19, generalized anxiety level and compulsive buying tendency. For this purpose, an online survey was conducted with 276 people who were selected by a non-random convenience sampling method. The obtained data were analyzed using the PLS structural equation modeling method. As a result of the analyses, it was found that fear of COVID-19 has a direct and positive effects on the level of generalized anxiety and compulsive buying tendency; that generalized anxiety level has a direct and positive effect on compulsive buying tendency and that the level of generalized anxiety has a partial mediation role in the effect of fear of COVID-19 on compulsive buying. Although it is thought that the findings obtained have both academic and practical contributions, there are also some limitations of the study. These limitations are collecting data from participants determined by a convenience sampling method, the selection of individuals from a general population not from only those with compulsive buying tendencies, asking participants to evaluate their situation retrospectively, and only examining the effect of two variables, namely the fear of COVID-19 and the level of generalized anxiety, on the compulsive buying tendency. The current study is thought to have a unique value in terms of dealing with compulsive buying tendency, which is a subject studied in both psychology and consumer behavior fields, since it studies compulsive buying tendency in relation to psychological factors caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and shows the mediating role of generalized anxiety level in that relationship.

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Bu çalışmanın amacı, COVID-19 korkusu, yaygın anksiyete seviyesi ve kompulsif satın alma eğilimi arasındaki ilişkileri inceleyerek, COVID-19 pandemisinin tüketici davranışlarına olan etkisini anlamaya yardımcı olmaktır. Bu kapsamda tesadüfi olmayan yöntemlerden kolayda örnekleme yöntemiyle belirlenen 276 kişiye online anket yapılmıştır. Elde edilen veriler PLS yapısal eşitlik modeli yöntemiyle analiz edilmiştir. Analizler sonucunda, COVID-19 korkusunun yaygın anksiyete düzeyi ve kompulsif satın alma eğilimi üzerinde doğrudan ve pozitif etkisinin olduğu; yaygın anksiyete seviyesinin kompulsif satın alma eğilimi üzerinde doğrudan ve pozitif etkisinin olduğu; COVID-19 korkusunun kompulsif satın alma üzerindeki etkisinde yaygın anksiyete seviyesinin kısmi aracılık rolü olduğu gözlemlenmiştir. Elde edilen bulguların hem akademik hem de uygulamaya dönük katkılarının olduğu düşünülmekle birlikte, araştırmanın birtakım sınırlılıkları da bulunmaktadır. Bunlar; verilerin kolayda örneklem yöntemiyle belirlenen katılımcılardan toplanması; örneklemi oluşturan bireylerin sadece kompulsif satın alma eğilimi olanlardan değil, genel popülasyondan seçilmesi; katılımcılardan geriye dönük olarak durumları hakkında değerlendirme yapmalarının istenmesi ve COVID-19 korkusu ile yaygın anksiyete seviyesi olmak üzere sadece iki değişkenin kompulsif satın alma eğilimi üzerindeki etkinin incelenmesi olarak sıralanabilir. Mevcut çalışma hem psikoloji hem de tüketici davranışları alanlarında incelenen bir konu olan kompulsif satın alma eğilimini, COVID-19 pandemisinin yol açtığı psikolojik faktörler açısından ele alması, özellikle de yaygın anksiyete seviyesinin aracılık rolünü ortaya koyması bakımından özgün bir değere sahip olduğu düşünülmektedir.

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ÇOLAKOĞLU, E., SEYREK, İ. H. (2022). The Mediating Role of Generalized Anxiety in the Impact of Fear of COVID-19 on Compulsive Buying. Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey Üniversitesi Sosyal ve Ekonomik Araştırmalar Dergisi, Cilt: 24 - Sayı: 43, 614–633. https://ajindex.com/articles/860802

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