The first time we heard the term “retail therapy” coined was in 1986; a month later, the topic was expounded in a Chicago Tribune article. From that point on, it became a mainstream expression for using shopping as a tool to achieve short-term happiness or fulfillment. Popular cultural mediums such as television (Sex in the […]
Retail Therapy—Occasional Fun or Addiction?
WRITTEN BY: Donna Green, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Erie County
REVIEWED BY: Melissa Welker, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Fulton County
PHOTO CREDITS:
- http://search.creativecommons.org/
SOURCES:
- http://www.aafcs.org/res/15_AC/presentations/RetailTherapy_Poster_Gitimu.pdf
- http://www.goodtherapy.org/learn-about-therapy/issues/compulsive-shopping
- http://www.psychguides.com/guides/shopping-addiction-symptoms-causes-and-effects/