According to Dr. Madeline Levine, spending can become "retail therapy" that gives people a measure of comfort in a world where family, community, and church have failed them.
Ngokukadokotela uMadeline Levine, ukuthenga kungagcina sekuyindlela "yokuzelapha" eyenza abantu baduduzeke ngezinga elithile kuleli zwe lapho imikhaya, umphakathi namasonto kubadumaza khona.