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How impulsivity relates to compulsive buying and the burden perceived by caregivers after moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury
Rochat, Lucien; Beni, Catia; Billieux, Joël et al.
2011In Psychopathology, 44 (3), p. 158-164
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Keywords :
Burden; Compulsive buying; Executive functions; Impulsivity; Traumatic brain injury; Urgency; Adaptation, Psychological; Adult; Brain Injuries; Caregivers; Compulsive Behavior; Executive Function; Female; Humans; Impulsive Behavior; Injury Severity Score; Male; Middle Aged; Questionnaires
Abstract :
[en] Background: Impulsivity is a core feature in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The aim of the study is to investigate how a specific dimension of impulsivity, namely urgency (the tendency to act rashly when distressed), might shed new light on the aetiology of compulsive buying proneness in patients with TBI and to explore how urgency and compulsive buying relate to the burden perceived by the caregivers. Sampling and Methods: Caregivers of 74 patients with TBI were given 3 questionnaires in order to assess their subjective burden as well as patients' impulsivity and compulsive buying proneness. Results: Both urgency and compulsive buying tendencies significantly increased after TBI. Furthermore, path analyses revealed that current urgency was both directly and indirectly related to the subjective burden perceived by the caregivers, and this indirect pathway was mediated by compulsive buying. Conclusion: Urgency plays a central role in understanding specific problematic behaviours after TBI and their impact on caregivers. These findings are discussed in light of the cognitive processes underlying the urgency component of impulsivity in relation to the occurrence of compulsive buying behaviours after TBI. Copyright © 2011 S. Karger AG, Basel.
Disciplines :
Neurosciences & behavior
Author, co-author :
Rochat, Lucien;  Cognitive Psychopathology and Neuropsychology Unit, Switzerland, Swiss Centre for Affective Sciences, University of Geneva, Switzerland, Cognitive Psychopathology and Neuropsychology Unit, University of Geneva, 40, Boulevard du Pont d'Arve, CH-1205 Geneva, Switzerland
Beni, Catia;  Cognitive Psychopathology and Neuropsychology Unit, Switzerland
Billieux, Joël;  Cognitive Psychopathology and Neuropsychology Unit, Switzerland, Swiss Centre for Affective Sciences, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Annoni, Jean-Marie;  Neuropsychology Unit, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
Van der Linden, Martial ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Psychologie > Département de Psychologie
Language :
English
Title :
How impulsivity relates to compulsive buying and the burden perceived by caregivers after moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury
Publication date :
2011
Journal title :
Psychopathology
ISSN :
0254-4962
eISSN :
1423-033X
Publisher :
Karger, Basel, Switzerland
Volume :
44
Issue :
3
Pages :
158-164
Peer reviewed :
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