Thursday, December 18, 2008 Kent prof says holidays a dangerous time for shopping addicts About one in 20 Americans can't resist a buy -- any buy by WKSU's TOM PARKINSON
Reporter Tom Parkinson
Even in the down economy, shopping is part of the holiday season. And for about 6 percent of Americans, it's an out-of-control part of their lives any time of the year. A Kent State University professor has spent the past 25 years studying the behaviors of the compulsive shopper.
