Ekici, AhmetSirgy, M. J.Lee, D-J.Yu, G. B.Bosnjak, M.2018-04-122018-04-1220181871-2584http://hdl.handle.net/11693/36480Individuals hold two distinct sets of beliefs about shopping activities: Positive beliefs regarding the degree to which shopping contributes to quality of life (shopping well-being), and negative beliefs related to the degree to which shopping activities result in overspending time, effort, and money (shopping ill-being). Shopping well-being and shopping ill-being are conceptualized as independent constructs in that shopping ill-being is not treated as negative polar of a single dimension. That is, one can experience both shopping well-being as well as shopping ill-being, simultaneously. We hypothesized that (1) shopping well-being is a positive predictor of life satisfaction, (2) shopping ill-being is a negative predictor of life satisfaction, and (3) shopping well-being does contribute to life satisfaction under conditions of low than high shopping ill-being. The study surveyed 1035 respondents in the UK. The study results supported hypotheses 1 and 3, not Hypothesis 2. The paper discusses the implications of these findings for retailers, macro-marketers, and policy makers.EnglishCompulsive shoppingLife satisfactionMaterialismQuality of lifeShopping engagementShopping ill-beingShopping well-beingSubjective well-beingArticle10.1007/s11482-017-9524-9