Open Access<p>Based on Computational Communication Paradigm: Simulation of Public Opinion Communication Process of Panic Buying During the COVID-19 Pandemic</p>
Author(s) -
Qianqian Li,
Tinggui Chen,
Jianjun Yang,
Guodong Cong
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
psychology research and behavior management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1179-1578
DOI - 10.2147/prbm.s280825
Subject(s) - panic , scale (ratio) , economic shortage , pandemic , telecommunications network , scale free network , online and offline , process (computing) , covid-19 , business , psychology , computer science , complex network , political science , law , telecommunications , medicine , world wide web , anxiety , psychiatry , geography , philosophy , government (linguistics) , linguistics , pathology , operating system , cartography , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a number of instances of large-scale panic buying. Taking the COVID-19 pandemic as an example, this paper explores the impact of panic in uncertain environments on panic buying behavior. Under certain circumstances, the spread of rumors about shortage of goods is likely to cause large-scale panic buying. This paper focuses on the study of such panic buying caused by online rumors.