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Medientyp:
E-Artikel
Titel:
Purchasing under threat: Changes in shopping patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic
Beteiligte:
Schmidt, Sebastian;
Benke, Christoph;
Pané-Farré, Christiane A.
Erschienen:
Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021
Erschienen in:
PLOS ONE, 16 (2021) 6, Seite e0253231
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0253231
ISSN:
1932-6203
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Beschreibung:
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 < .001) and an increase in the quantity of products bought per purchase (b = .22, p < .001). These results are comparable to observed changes in foraging behavior in rodents under threat conditions. Higher levels of intolerance of uncertainty (b = .19, p < .001) and high extend of media exposure (b = .27, p < .001) were positively associated with Perceived Threat of COVID-19 and an increase in purchasing quantity. This study contributes to our understanding of aberrated human purchasing behavior and aims to link findings from animal research to human behavior beyond experimental investigations.