نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
عنوان مقاله English
نویسنده English
Aim: The present study aimed to determine the mediating role of financial anxiety and self‑control in the relationship between hedonic shopping motivations and impulsive buying among women.
Method: This correlational study was conducted with 368 women from Isfahan, Iran, from December 2025 to March 2026. Participants were selected using convenience sampling. Data collection instruments included the Hedonic Shopping Motivation Scale (Kim, 2006), the Financial Anxiety Scale (Archuleta et al., 2013), the Buying Impulsiveness Scale (Rook & Fisher, 1995), and the Self‑Control Scale (Tangney et al., 2004). Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation, structural equation modeling (SEM), and bootstrapping procedures with AMOS-24 software.
Findings: The results indicated that hedonic shopping motivations significantly influence impulsive buying through both direct and indirect pathways (p < 0.01). The indirect pathway operates as a serial mediation model, wherein hedonic shopping motives initially heighten financial anxiety, which in turn undermines self-control, ultimately culminating in heightened impulsive buying behavior among women. The proposed model exhibited an adequate fit to the empirical data (p < 0.01).
Conclusion: While hedonic motives directly facilitate impulsive buying via cognitive appraisal disruption, their long-term effect operates through financial anxiety-induced self-depletion, which progressively depletes self-regulatory resources. Impulsive buying therefore reflects not an immediate emotional response, but a gradual self-regulatory erosion under financial tension—a paradox where instant pleasure-seeking ultimately impairs resistance to the very same temptations.
کلیدواژهها English