Translate Bergen Shopping Addiction Scale (BSAS)

Bergen Shopping Addiction Scale (BSAS)

The Bergen Shopping Addiction Scale (BSAS) is a psychological questionnaire used to measure unhealthy shopping and buying habits.

The assessment looks at how often a person thinks about shopping, shops to feel better, loses control over buying, or experiences problems because of shopping habits.

The BSAS is commonly used in behavioral health research and addiction studies because it provides a reliable way to understand compulsive shopping behavior.

Higher scores may suggest emotional buying, strong shopping urges, poor control over spending, or problems in relationships, work, or daily life caused by shopping.

You will be presented with 28 statements about shopping and buying behavior.

Read each statement carefully and choose the response that best matches your usual thoughts, feelings, and behavior.

Please answer honestly based on your real shopping experiences and habits.

This assessment is intended for adults and older adolescents who are able to understand and answer questions about their shopping behavior and emotions.

Participation is voluntary. Responses are anonymous and intended for educational, self-awareness, and research-related purposes only.

Higher scores may reflect compulsive shopping behavior, emotional dependence on shopping, difficulty controlling purchases, or shopping-related problems in daily life.

Shopping/buying is the most important thing in my life.

I think about shopping/buying things all the time.

I spend a lot of time thinking about or planning shopping/buying.

Thoughts about shopping/buying keep coming into my mind.

I shop in order to feel better.

I shop/buy things to change my mood.

I shop/buy things to forget personal problems.

I shop/buy things to reduce feelings like guilt, stress, loneliness, or sadness.

I shop/buy so much that it affects my daily responsibilities.

I spend less time on hobbies, studies, work, or exercise because of shopping/buying.

I have ignored my partner, family, or friends because of shopping/buying.

I often argue with others because of shopping/buying.

I feel a growing urge to shop/buy things.

I shop/buy much more than I planned.

I feel I need to shop/buy more to get the same satisfaction as before.

I spend more and more time shopping/buying.

I have tried to reduce shopping/buying without success.

Other people have told me to reduce shopping/buying, but I did not listen.

I decided to shop/buy less, but could not do it.

I managed to reduce shopping for some time, but later started again.

I become stressed if I cannot shop/buy things.

I become irritated if I cannot shop/buy things when I want to.

I feel bad if I am prevented from shopping/buying.

If I have not shopped for a while, I feel a strong urge to shop/buy.

I shop/buy so much that it causes money problems.

I shop/buy so much that it harms my well-being.

I worry so much about shopping that it affects my sleep.

I feel guilty because of my shopping/buying.