The Influence of Personality Traits and Mindfulness on Compulsive Buying among Female Students of King Khalid University

Abstract

The research aims to identify the influence of personality traits and Mindfulness on compulsive buying behavior among a sample of female students at King Khalid University. It also seeks to uncover the correlational relationship between compulsive buying behavior, personality traits, and Mindfulness, and to predict compulsive buying behavior through Mindfulness and depressive symptoms within the same sample. The research sample consisted of 300 female students from King Khalid University, aged between 18 and 28 years, with an average age of 21 years and five months, and a standard deviation of 2.58 years. The research tools included the Personality Traits Scale (Abdel-Kafi, 2006), the Five-Factor Mindfulness Scale (Baer et al., 2006) adapted and standardized by Al-Bahri, Al-Dub, Talib, and Al-Awamleh (2014), and the Compulsive Buying Scale (Maraz et al., 2015). The research findings indicated a high level of Mindfulness and a statistically significant negative correlation at the 0.01 level between compulsive buying and both Mindfulness. Mindfulness played a significant role in predicting compulsive buying behavior. The researcher provided several recommendations, including raising awareness among professionals in psychology about compulsive buying behavior, promoting proper emotional coping mechanisms, and fostering balanced buying habits for all members of society.