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Panic buying: An insight from the content analysis of media reports during COVID-19 pandemic.
Neurol Psychiatry Brain Res. 2020 Sep; 37:100-103.NP

Abstract

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.

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Arafat SMY
Department of Psychiatry, Enam Medical College and Hospital, Dhaka, 1340, Bangladesh.
Kar SK
Department of Psychiatry, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, 226003, U.P., India.
Menon V
Department of Psychiatry, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, 605006, India.
Kaliamoorthy C
Department of Psychiatry, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, 605006, India.
Mukherjee S
Department of Psychiatry, MKCG Medical College, Brahmapur, Odisha, 760004, India.
Alradie-Mohamed A
School of Allied Health, Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine, and Social Care, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, United Kingdom.
Sharma P
Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur, Nepal.
Marthoenis M
Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health Nursing, UniversitasSyiah Kuala, Banda Aceh 23111, Indonesia.
Kabir R
School of Allied Health, Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine, and Social Care, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, United Kingdom.

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

32834528

Citation

Arafat, S M Yasir, et al. "Panic Buying: an Insight From the Content Analysis of Media Reports During COVID-19 Pandemic." Neurology, Psychiatry, and Brain Research, vol. 37, 2020, pp. 100-103.
Arafat SMY, Kar SK, Menon V, et al. Panic buying: An insight from the content analysis of media reports during COVID-19 pandemic. Neurol Psychiatry Brain Res. 2020;37:100-103.
Arafat, S. M. Y., Kar, S. K., Menon, V., Kaliamoorthy, C., Mukherjee, S., Alradie-Mohamed, A., Sharma, P., Marthoenis, M., & Kabir, R. (2020). Panic buying: An insight from the content analysis of media reports during COVID-19 pandemic. Neurology, Psychiatry, and Brain Research, 37, 100-103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.npbr.2020.07.002
Arafat SMY, et al. Panic Buying: an Insight From the Content Analysis of Media Reports During COVID-19 Pandemic. Neurol Psychiatry Brain Res. 2020;37:100-103. PubMed PMID: 32834528.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Panic buying: An insight from the content analysis of media reports during COVID-19 pandemic. AU - Arafat,S M Yasir, AU - Kar,Sujita Kumar, AU - Menon,Vikas, AU - Kaliamoorthy,Charanya, AU - Mukherjee,Srijeeta, AU - Alradie-Mohamed,Angi, AU - Sharma,Pawan, AU - Marthoenis,Marthoenis, AU - Kabir,Russell, Y1 - 2020/07/16/ PY - 2020/06/04/received PY - 2020/07/06/revised PY - 2020/07/12/accepted PY - 2020/8/25/entrez PY - 2020/8/25/pubmed PY - 2020/8/25/medline KW - COVID-19 KW - Content analysis KW - News report KW - Pandemic KW - Panic buying SP - 100 EP - 103 JF - Neurology, psychiatry, and brain research JO - Neurol Psychiatry Brain Res VL - 37 N2 - 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. SN - 0941-9500 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/32834528/Panic_buying:_An_insight_from_the_content_analysis_of_media_reports_during_COVID_19_pandemic_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -