Bergen Shopping Addiction Scale (BSAS) Test
Understand your risk for compulsive buying and loss of control in about 2 minutes. Seven quick items give a clear, reliable snapshot you can track over time.
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BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.
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Once you complete the test, your results are compared with real-world data from people in your country.
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Bergen Shopping Addiction Scale (BSAS)
Bergen Shopping Addiction Scale (BSAS)
Average
14.3
Normal range
9.7 — 19
min.
0
max.
28
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Definition of Addiction (DoA)
Definition of Addiction (DoA)
Average
2
Normal range
0.7 — 3.2
min.
0
max.
7
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Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
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SAMPLE QUESTIONS
Example Questions From the Test
Please read the following statements about your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. For each item, select the response option that best describes you over the past 12 months.
- Strongly disagree
- Disagree
- Neither agree nor disagree
- Agree
- Strongly agree
- Strongly disagree
- Disagree
- Neither agree nor disagree
- Agree
- Strongly agree
- Strongly disagree
- Disagree
- Neither agree nor disagree
- Agree
- Strongly agree
WHAT THE TEST MEASURES
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Bergen Shopping Addiction Scale (BSAS) Test - Symptoms and Signs
This brief self-report measure screens for problematic shopping behavior and related impairment. The Bergen Shopping Addiction Scale (BSAS) is intended to support identification of clinically relevant symptoms consistent with compulsive buying tendencies.
It contains 7 items and typically takes about 2 minutes to complete. Items assess patterns such as preoccupation with shopping, diminished control over buying, and adverse emotional, social, or financial consequences, providing an estimate of symptom severity.
The Bergen Shopping Addiction Scale (BSAS) may be used in clinical or research settings to inform initial evaluation and to monitor change over time when paired with clinical interview and other relevant measures.
Literature: Andreassen, C. S., Griffiths, M. D., Pallesen, S., Bilder, R. M., Torsheim, T., & Aboujaoude, E. The Bergen Shopping Addiction Scale: reliability and validity of a brief screening test. Frontiers in Psychology. 2015.
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