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Study Finds Cell Phone Addiction Similar To Compulsive Buying And Credit Card Misuse
November 30, 2012 by NewsBot
Cell phone and instant messaging addictions are driven by materialism and impulsiveness and can be compared to consumption pathologies like compulsive buying and credit card misuse, according to a Baylor University study in the Journal of Behavioral Addictions. "Cell phones are a part of our consumer culture," said study author James Roberts, Ph.D., professor of marketing and the Ben H...