Stressed, go to shopping? The investigation of compulsive buying as Burnout coping strategy

Authors

  • Marcelo da Silva Schuster UFSM - Doutorando em Administração
  • Valéria da Veiga Dias UFRGS - Doutoranda em Agronegócio
  • Luciana Flores Battistella UFSM - Professora Adjunto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5020/2318-0722.22.2.483-506

Abstract

According some research about impulsive purchase behavior and or compulsive, this behavior can arise or be associated with the stress of the workplace. In view of this premise, the present study aim to contribute to the investigation of relationship between Burnout and compulsive purchasing behavior. For data collection was applied an online survey, resulting in a sample consisting of 273 respondents; for data analysis was used structural equation and AMOS software. The results contradict the obvious, it was identified that the increased exhaust inhibits the desire to strike a balance through the shopping. This study also contributes identifing that the consequences of burnout syndrome go beyond the work environment, influencing the willingness of people to perform even activities that reduce stress, such as make purchases. Keywords: Compulsive buying behavior.Burnout.Consumer.Stress.

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Author Biographies

Marcelo da Silva Schuster, UFSM - Doutorando em Administração

Doutorando em Administração UFSM; Mestre em Gestão de organizações Públicas - UFSM; MBA - Gestão de Recursos Humanos - FATEC INternacional; Bacharel em Administração - UFSM

Valéria da Veiga Dias, UFRGS - Doutoranda em Agronegócio

Doutoranda em Agronegócios - CEPAN, UFRGS Mestre em Administração - UFSM Bacharel em Administração - UFSM; Professora UCE Bolsista CNPQ

Luciana Flores Battistella, UFSM - Professora Adjunto

Professora Adjunto IV do Departamento de Ciências Administrativas e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria. Doutora em Engenharia de Produção pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catariana.

Published

2016-07-20

How to Cite

SCHUSTER, M. da S.; DIAS, V. da V.; BATTISTELLA, L. F. Stressed, go to shopping? The investigation of compulsive buying as Burnout coping strategy. Journal of Administrative Sciences, [S. l.], v. 22, n. 2, p. 483–506, 2016. DOI: 10.5020/2318-0722.22.2.483-506. Disponível em: https://ojs.unifor.br/rca/article/view/4129. Acesso em: 22 jul. 2024.

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