Predictors of stockpiling behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.
Aim: With the COVID-19 pandemic, we witnessed an increase in purchases of certain products, such as toilet paper, disinfectants, or groceries. In the present study, we examined the individual and socio-psychological determinants of stockpiling behavior. For this purpose, we defined an explanatory mo...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Public Health: From Theory to Practice (2198-1833) Vol. 31; no. 10; pp. 1717 - 1734 |
|---|---|
| Autores principales: | , , |
| Formato: | Artículo |
| Publicado: |
Springer Nature
Oct2023
|
| Materias: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |
| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=171995338&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 171995338 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 21981833 NENI jtl: Journal of Public Health: From Theory to Practice (2198-1833) issn: 21981833 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Oct2023 vid: 31 iid: 10 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature artinfo: ui: 171995338 10.1007/s10389-022-01727-x ppf: 1717 ppct: 17 formats: tig: atl: Predictors of stockpiling behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. aug: au: Sadus, Kathrin Göttmann, Jan Schubert, Anna-Lena affil: https://ror.org/038t36y30 Institute of Psychology, Ruprecht Karl University Heidelberg, Hauptstraße 47–51, 69117, Heidelberg, Germany https://ror.org/023b0x485 Department of Psychology, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Wallstraße 3, 55122, Mainz, Germany su: Germany Self-efficacy Social norms Health behavior Psychological stress COVID-19 pandemic Emergency management Prediction models Data analysis Research funding Acquisition of property Descriptive statistics Structural equation modeling Surveys sug: subj: Self-efficacy Social norms Health behavior Psychological stress COVID-19 pandemic Emergency management Germany Other federal protective services Other provincial protective services Other municipal protective services Emergency and Other Relief Services Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities Prediction models Data analysis Research funding Acquisition of property Descriptive statistics Structural equation modeling Surveys keyword: COVID-19 Health belief model Stockpiling COVID-19 Health belief model Stockpiling ab: Aim: With the COVID-19 pandemic, we witnessed an increase in purchases of certain products, such as toilet paper, disinfectants, or groceries. In the present study, we examined the individual and socio-psychological determinants of stockpiling behavior. For this purpose, we defined an explanatory model based on the Health Belief Model (HBM), which includes threat perceptions, barriers and benefits, and self-efficacy beliefs as main predictors of health-related behaviors, and extended the model to include social norms. Subject and methods: Participants were recruited via social media platforms and data collection was conducted via an online survey. The final sample included 861 German respondents (male = 199, female = 642, mean age = 36.76, SD = 12.38). Results: Perceived barriers of stockpiling, such as financial constraints or regulations in supermarkets, turned out to be the strongest predictors of stockpiling. Regarding the role of threat perception, the perceived severity of the disease in particular was positively related to stockpiling behavior. Finally, our results suggest a significant impact of social cues, showing that descriptive normative beliefs are associated with stockpiling behavior. Conclusion: Based on these findings, we propose targeted interventions to a) reduce perceived benefits of stockpiling and severity beliefs related to COVID-19, b) emphasize disadvantages of stockpiling, and c) reduce media exposure of stockpiling behavior to prevent panic buying. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
|---|