Panic buying: An insight from the content analysis of media reports during COVID-19 pandemic

• Published in: Neurology, psychiatry, and brain research Vol. 37; pp. 100 - 103
• Main Authors: Arafat, S.M. Yasir, Kar, Sujita Kumar, Menon, Vikas, Kaliamoorthy, Charanya, Mukherjee, Srijeeta, Alradie-Mohamed, Angi, Sharma, Pawan, Marthoenis, Marthoenis, Kabir, Russell
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Elsevier GmbH 01.09.2020
• Subjects: Content analysis; COVID-19; News report; Pandemic; Panic buying; COVID-19; Pandemic; News report; Panic buying; Content analysis

•Panic buying is an emerging phenomenon observed during COVID-19 pandemic.•We aimed to evaluate the nature, extent, and impact of panic buying as reported in the media.•A high proportion of reports have been found from the developed countries.•There is a need for further studies to explore the issue...