Does it cause that irresistible itch to shop till you drop online? The mean age of the respondents during a door-to-door survey was 36.6 years and included people across low and high socio-economic groups. Excessive in someOf those surveyed, 4% were found to have excessive online shopping behaviour, which the authors identified as “problematic”. In the paper, the authors said there was a need to develop awareness programmes that sensitise people to the risk of excessive shopping behaviour. Dr. Sharma, however, noted that while people addicted to online shopping show certain behavioural changes, it is not a psychiatric disorder like other addictions such as gaming and gambling.

Source: The Hindu April 21, 2018 18:00 UTC