Compra compulsiva e a influência do cartão de crédito

This article examines the influence of credit cards on young adults’ compulsive buying behavior. Compulsive buying is an uncontrollable state that tends to soften negative feelings. In this context, credit cards can stimulate impulse buying giving rise to problems such as debts and relatio...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Oliveira, Tânia Modesto Veludo de, Ikeda, Ana Cristina Akemi, Santos, Rubens da Costa
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2004
País:Brasil
Recursos:Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)
Repositório:Revista de Administração de Empresas
Idioma:português
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.fgv.br:article/37635
Acesso em linha:https://periodicos.fgv.br/rae/article/view/37635
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Compulsive buying
credit card
university students
consumer behavior
marketing research
Compra compulsiva
cartão de crédito
estudantes universitários
comportamento do consumidor
pesquisa de marketing
Descrição
Resumo:This article examines the influence of credit cards on young adults’ compulsive buying behavior. Compulsive buying is an uncontrollable state that tends to soften negative feelings. In this context, credit cards can stimulate impulse buying giving rise to problems such as debts and relationship problems. This study is based on a field work and it analysis this behavior on university students. The results reveal that young students with propensity to be compulsive buyers use credit card intensely. It is suggested that organizations involved in this matter should not neglect the compulsive buying behavior and that a discussion about their responsibility be made.