Panic buying in times of coronavirus (COVID-19): Extending the theory of planned behavior to understand the stockpiling of nonperishable food in Germany

Lehberger, Mira; Kleih, Anne Katrin; Sparke, Kai

doi:10.1016/j.appet.2021.105118

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“…The substantial correlation between individuals' intentions and their subsequent behavior (Ajzen, 2011 ) allow researchers to measure behavioral intentions rather than actual behavior. TPB has also been used extensively during the COVID‐19 pandemic to understand public's prevention measure compliance intention (A. K. Das et al, 2021 ; Prasetyo et al, 2020 ), panic buying intention (Lehberger et al, 2021 ), and travel intention (Li, Nguyen, et al, 2020 ). Hence, TPB is deemed to be the most suitable theory to explain public's SRI.…”

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Perceived severity, fear of retaliation, and suspect report intention of general public during COVID‐19 pandemic: A moderated moderation analysis

Das¹,

Vipul

2021

Journal of Public Affairs

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Management of COVID‐19 largely depends on the reporting of suspected or confirmed positive cases. This study examined public's suspect report intention during COVID‐19 using and extending the theory of planned behavior by adding two incident‐specific variables such as perceived severity of COVID‐19 and fear of retaliation. Direct association of attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control with suspect report intention and moderating role of perceived severity of COVID‐19 and fear of retaliation were probed. This study also investigated whether the moderation of perceived severity of COVID‐19 (primary moderator) varies with different level of fear of retaliation (secondary moderator) using moderated moderation analysis. Analyzing data collected from 554 Indian citizens provides evidence that attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control were positively associated with suspect report intention. Perceived severity of COVID‐19 and fear of retaliation negatively moderated such associations. When fear of retaliation was high, high perceived severity of COVID‐19 did not positively moderate the association of attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control with suspect report intention. Perceived behavioral control was the most potent facilitator and fear of retaliation was the strongest inhibitor of suspect report intention. Understanding people's suspect report intention can assist in implementing awareness programs to encourage suspect report intention and stop the community spread of COVID‐19.

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Perceived severity, fear of retaliation, and suspect report intention of general public during COVID‐19 pandemic: A moderated moderation analysis

Das¹,

Vipul

2021

Journal of Public Affairs

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“…Additionally, other studies reported that PB was more common among people who were more worried about the COVID-19 pandemic and that social media possibly played a role in disseminating the worry, fear, and anxiety by showing images of empty shelves, which in turn produced a sense of scarcity and short supply (19)(20)(21). Studies from different settings have also reported that rumors regarding the shortage of supplies increased PB (22)(23)(24).…”

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Perceived Impact of Social Media on Panic Buying: An Online Cross-Sectional Survey in Iraqi Kurdistan

Arafat¹,

Ahmad²,

Murad³

et al. 2021

Front. Public Health

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Background: Social media has an impact on panic buying by creating fear, disseminating pictures, and videos of people purchasing extra goods in a state of panic during the COVID-19 pandemic.Aim: We aimed to evaluate the perceived impact of social media on panic buying behaviors in the Iraqi Kurdistan region.Methods: This cross-sectional survey was conducted from October 10 to November 25, 2020. A self-reported instrument was designed in English and then translated to the Kurdish Language to conduct the study. It was disseminated through social media platforms (Facebook, Viber, and WhatsApp) and e-mail, via a link, and 466 responses were collected from social media users. The statistical computations were performed using SPSS version 21.Results: The majority of respondents were male (62.2%), were <25 years old (43.9%), and had completed their bachelor's degree (53.9%), and most of the respondents (86.3%) used Facebook. Among the respondents, 42.1% were involved in panic buying, 32.8% of the respondents thought that social media platforms had an influence on panic buying, 86.1% of the respondents thought that social media should be sensible while reporting it, 88.4% thought that the reporting should be controlled, and 78.5% thought that photos of empty shelves should be avoided. There was a significant positive statistical correlation (r = 0.84) between social media use and panic buying among consumers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iraqi Kurdistan (p = <0.001).Conclusion: This research assessed how social media affects buying behavior, particularly in Iraq. Collective measures, such as sensible use and adequate media literacy, are needed to prevent such behaviors at least during public health emergencies.

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“…Food safety is among the four pillars of the food systems affected in the era of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic (Galanakis 2020 ; Rizou et al 2020 ). There are a lot of reports about the COVID-19 and its impact on the food industry since the outbreak in December 2019, mainly including food industry/sector (Ker and Cardwell 2020 ; Lawley 2020 ; Richards and Rickard 2020 ; Rude 2020 ; Weersink et al 2020 ), food security (Deaton and Deaton 2020 ; Galanakis 2020 , 2021 ; Galanakis et al 2021 ; Ma et al 2021 ; Rispens et al 2020 ; Saupe et al 2020 ), supply Chain and Demand (Ali et al 2021 ; Cappelli and Cini 2020 ; Chitrakar et al 2021 ; Gray 2020 ; Hobbs 2020 ; Ker 2020 ; Snuggs and McGregor 2021 ; Weersink et al 2021 ), Food safety (Ayseli et al 2020 ; Desai and Aronoff 2020 ; Djekic et al 2021 ; Lehberger et al 2021 ; Moy 2020 ) and food system (Coluccia et al 2021 ; Duda-Chodak et al 2020 ; Galanakis 2020 ; Rizou et al 2020 ), but nearly all reports implied that the main mode of transmission for COVID-19 is from person-to-person, and there is no evidence that COVID-19 can transmit from food/food material to person.…”

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Can imported cold food cause COVID-19 recurrent outbreaks? A review

Han

Liu

2021

Environ Chem Lett

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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is still spreading all over the world. Although China quickly brought the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) under control in 2020, sporadic outbreaks have recurred from time to time. Outbreaks since June 2020 have suggested that the imported cold food supply chain is a major cause for the recurrence and spread of COVID-19. Here we review recurrent outbreaks in China from June 2020 to March 2021, and we analyse the main causes for recurrence and transmission by the supply of imported cold food from port to fork. Contaminated cold food or food packaging material can transmit the virus through ‘person-to-thing-to-person’, by contrast with the classical ‘person-to-person’ pathway. We decribe safety precautions for the food system, operating environment and people along the cold chain logistics. Surface disinfection and nucleic acid inspection are needed in each stage of the logistics of imported cold food supply.

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Panic buying in times of coronavirus (COVID-19): Extending the theory of planned behavior to understand the stockpiling of nonperishable food in Germany

Cited by 96 publications

References 29 publications

Perceived severity, fear of retaliation, and suspect report intention of general public during COVID‐19 pandemic: A moderated moderation analysis

Perceived severity, fear of retaliation, and suspect report intention of general public during COVID‐19 pandemic: A moderated moderation analysis

Perceived Impact of Social Media on Panic Buying: An Online Cross-Sectional Survey in Iraqi Kurdistan

Can imported cold food cause COVID-19 recurrent outbreaks? A review

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