Pavlovian-to-instrumental transfer effect after devaluation as indicator of habitual behavior together with stress responsivity predicts daily use of buying-shopping platforms
The findings indicate an interplay between stress responsivity and habitual behaviors on everyday use of buying-shopping platforms, aligning with the I-PACE model. Future research should investigate long-term longitudinal effects of habit formation in the development of problematic online BSh. Clinical implications include building and implementing functional habits for stressful events to counteract shopping-specific habits facilitated by stress.
Authors
- Tobias A. Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4665-7011)
- Anna M. Schmid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5609-5470)
- Andreas Oelker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6351-8638)
- A Müller
- Dominik Vollbracht
- Oliver T. Wolf
- Sabine Steins-Loeber
- Matthias Brand
Institutions
- Erwin L. Hahn Institute for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DE)
- University of Koblenz and Landau (DE)
- Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (DE)
- University of Duisburg-Essen (DE)
- Ruhr University Bochum (DE)
- University of Bamberg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Psychologica
- Published
- 2026-02-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.106453
- Primary Topic
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00