Richmond Compulsive Buying Scale Test

People who wonder whether shopping has become difficult to regulate can use the Richmond Compulsive Buying Scale Test to examine recurring purchasing experiences. This compulsive buying questionnaire is intended for personal reflection on urges, unplanned purchases, and shopping-related preoccupation. The result organizes a concise picture of current buying patterns, helping respondents consider whether their habits feel manageable or disruptive.

What This Assessment Explores

Two aspects of problematic purchasing are examined. The first three items address obsessive-compulsive buying features: unopened purchases, being called a “shopaholic,” and a life centered on shopping. The last three address impulsive buying manifestations, including unnecessary or unplanned purchases and difficulty regulating urges.

For a respondent using a compulsive shopping test, results indicate whether responses lean toward impulsivity, obsessive-compulsive features, or a broader compulsive-buying pattern. The result types are:

• Impulsivity Index (3-21) reflects impulsive buying manifestations: Normal range 3-11; Elevated (yellow zone) 12-16; High (red zone) 17-21.
• Obsessive-Compulsive Index (3-21) measures obsessive-compulsive buying features: Normal range 3-11; Yellow zone 12-16; Red zone 17-21.
• Compulsive Buying Behavior Scale (6-42) assesses compulsive buying tendencies, or oniomania: No compulsive buying indicated 6-23; Moderate tendency 24-35; High tendency (oniomania range) 36-42.

Methodology and Evidence Base

Each statement uses a seven-point response format. The first three items use agreement choices from Strongly disagree to Strongly agree; the last three use frequency choices from Never to Very often. This captures how respondents relate to shopping statements and how often purchasing behaviors occur.

The first three responses are summed for the obsessive-compulsive component, and the last three for the impulsivity component. The overall result is interpreted alongside these findings, allowing the profile to show differences between obsessive-compulsive features and impulsive buying manifestations.

The questionnaire is conceptually consistent with the Richmond Compulsive Buying Scale, while the clinical screener by Faber and O’Guinn offers related background for identifying compulsive buying symptoms. Brazilian and Chinese validation studies examined translated versions of the published scale. This online form has no established norms or standardization, and those findings do not establish that status for it.

In this compulsive buying assessment, results depend on honest self-report, self-awareness, and current circumstances; interpret them as indications of tendencies, not a diagnosis or substitute for broader clinical assessment.