Findings – Young individuals appear to be particularly susceptible to their peers’ evaluations of consumption matters. However, those who
experience family disruptions and have a low socio-economic status are least likely to communicate with their peers about consumer matters,
possibly as a self-protection coping mechanism. Contrary to previous findings, family communication styles promote rather than deter the
development of compulsive tendencies, suggesting the influence of other macro-environmental factors upon the development of young adults’
compulsive consumption tendencies