IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/eme/sefpps/sef-01-2024-0055.html

“Determinants of financial wellbeing: Body mass index, emotional eating and compulsive buying”

Author

Listed:
  • Mehmet Ali Paylan
  • Havvanur Yoldas Ilktac
  • Yusuf Bahadir Kavas
  • Buket Bora Semiz

Abstract

PurposeThis study aimed to reveal whether variables such as body mass index (BMI), emotional eating and compulsive buying, which are typically studied in different fields, impact perceived financial well-being.Design/methodology/approachA total of 1,240 participants aged >18 years participated in the study. Regression and mediation analyses were performed using CB-SEM.FindingsThe results show that BMI affects emotional eating and compulsive buying behavior in both males and females. While compulsive buying affects current money management for both females and males, it has a significant effect on future financial security for females but not for males. Emotional eating partially mediated the relationship between body mass index and compulsive buying in females and was fully mediated in males.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first to examine the relationship between BMI and emotional eating, compulsive buying behavior (a mental disorder) and financial well-being (a result of purchasing decisions).

Suggested Citation

  • Mehmet Ali Paylan & Havvanur Yoldas Ilktac & Yusuf Bahadir Kavas & Buket Bora Semiz, 2025. "“Determinants of financial wellbeing: Body mass index, emotional eating and compulsive buying”," Studies in Economics and Finance, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 42(5), pages 979-1000, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:sefpps:sef-01-2024-0055
    DOI: 10.1108/SEF-01-2024-0055
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.emerald.com/sef/article/42/5/979/1268962/Determinants-of-financial-wellbeing-Body-mass
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.emerald.com/sef/article-pdf/42/5/979/10348418/sef-01-2024-0055en.pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1108/SEF-01-2024-0055?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    More about this item

    Keywords

    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eme:sefpps:sef-01-2024-0055. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Emerald Support (email available below). General contact details of provider: .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.