Panic buying: An insight from the content analysis of media reports during COVID-19 pandemic.
Panic buying: An insight from the content analysis of media reports during COVID-19 pandemic.
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10.1016/j.npbr.2020.07.002
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2020-09-01
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Kabir, Russell
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Arafat, S M Yasir;Kar, Sujita Kumar;Kabir, Russell
背景技术背景：恐慌性购买是在大流行期间观察到的一种新现象，但不限于大流行。目的：我们旨在评估媒体报道的恐慌性购买的性质、程度和影响。方法：本研究通过收集截至2020年5月22日的英文媒体报道进行。为收集数据制定了结构化格式。搜索是通过使用关键字“恐慌性购买”完成的。我们排除了讨论恐慌性购买的社交媒体帖子。结果：大多数媒体报道来自美国（40. 7%），约46%的报道强调了稀缺物品。大约82%的报告介绍了恐慌性购买的原因，而近80%的报告涵盖了恐慌性购买的影响。大约25.7%的报告强调了恐慌性购买的谣言，只有9.3%的报告指责政府。只有27.1%的报道描述了补救措施，30.8%的报道讨论了恐慌性购买背后的心理，67.3%的报道展示了空货架的图像。结论：发达国家关于恐慌性购买的报道中有很高比例是根据专家意见讨论恐慌性购买的原因和影响。
BACKGROUND: Panic buying is an emerging phenomenon observed during, but not restricted to, pandemic.AIM: We aimed to evaluate the nature, extent, and impact of panic buying as reported in the media.METHODS: This study was conducted by collecting the information from the English media reports published till 22nd May 2020. A structured format was developed to collect data. Searching was done by using the keyword "panic buying". We have excluded the social media posts discussing the panic buying.RESULTS: The majority of media reporting was from the USA (40.7 %), and about 46 % of reports highlighted the scarce item. Approximately 82 % of the reports presented the causes of panic buying whereas almost 80 % report covered the impact of it. About 25.7 % of reports highlighted the rumor about panic buying and only 9.3 % of reports blamed the government. Only 27.1 % reports described the remedial measures, 30.8 % reports conferred the news on the psychology behind panic buying and 67.3 % news displayed the images of empty shelves.CONCLUSION: A high proportion of reports on panic buying have been found from the developed countries discussing the causes & impact of panic buying on the basis of expert opinion.