Purchasing under threat: Changes in shopping patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic

Sebastian Schmidt, Christoph Benke and Christiane A Pané-Farré

PLOS ONE, 2021, vol. 16, issue 6, 1-15

Abstract: The spreading of COVID-19 has led to panic buying all over the world. In this study, we applied an animal model framework to elucidate changes in human purchasing behavior under COVID-19 pandemic conditions. Purchasing behavior and potential predictors were assessed in an online questionnaire format (N = 813). Multiple regression analyses were used to evaluate the role of individually Perceived Threat of COVID-19, anxiety related personality traits (trait-anxiety, intolerance of uncertainty) and the role of media exposure in predicting quantity and frequency of purchasing behavior. High levels of Perceived Threat of COVID-19 were associated significantly with a reported reduction in purchasing frequency (b = -.24, p

Date: 2021
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