الاكتناز القهري لدى عينة من الآباء و الأمهات في ضوء بعض المتغيرات الديموغرافية

الملخص EN

Objective : the purpose of this study was to reveal the degree of compulsive hoarding prevalence in a sample of parents, and to investigate whether it would differ according to some demographic variables.

methods : to achieve this purpose, the study was carried out on a sample of (250) fathers and mothers, using frost et al.'s (2004) scale of compulsive hoarding that consists of (23) items.

results : the results of the study showed that the degree of compulsive hoarding prevalence among parents was moderate, and there were statistically significant differences in the degree of compulsive hoarding prevalence among parents according to the variables of gender and monthly income, in favor of males and those whose salaries ranged between 400 and less than 700 dinars.

the results also showed that there was no statistically significant difference in the degree of compulsive hoarding prevalence among parents according to the place of residence.

conclusion : the symptoms of compulsive hoarding, represented by collecting objects and the difficulty of getting rid of them, appear in childhood or early adolescence, and these symptoms are mild at first, but in the twenties, they become moderate in severity, and they intensify with age.