TY  - GEN
AU  - Frost, Randy O.
AU  - Hartl, Tamara L.
AU  - Christian, Rebecca
AU  - Williams, Nicole
SN  - 0005-7967
AU  - Frost, Randy O.
AU  - Hartl, Tamara L.
AU  - Christian, Rebecca
AU  - Williams, Nicole
LA  - eng
CN  - ENP-7bd1b661-81b1-47da-bb24-42f80bfc8007
TI  - The value of possessions in compulsive hoarding: patterns of use and attachment
PY  - 1995
AB  - Hoarding behavior, patterns of use of possessions, and emotional attachment to possessions were examined among a sample of female undergraduates and a sample of community volunteers. Hoarding behavior was associated with a decreased frequency of use of possessions and excessive concern about maintaining control over possessions. Furthermore, high scores on the hoarding scale were associated with higher levels of perceived responsibility for: (1) being prepared; and (2) the well-being of the possession. Hoarding was also associated with greater emotional attachment to possessions and to the reliance on possessions for emotional comfort. The implications of these findings for the definition of hoarding are discussed.
ER  -