Arafat S M Yasir, Yuen Kum Fai, Menon Vikas, Shoib Sheikh, Ahmad Araz Ramazan
Department of Psychiatry, Enam Medical College and Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Front Psychiatry. 2021 Jan 18;11:628393. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.628393. eCollection 2020.
As an erratic human behavior, panic buying is an understudied research area. Although panic buying has been reported in the past, it has not been studied systematically in Bangladesh. This study aimed to explore the characteristics of panic buying episodes in Bangladesh in comparison to current concepts. A retrospective and explorative search were done using the search engine on November 6, 2020, with the search term "panic buying in Bangladesh." All the available news reports published in the English language were extracted. A thorough content analysis was done focusing on the study objectives. From the initial search, a total of 30 reports were extracted. However, six reports were not included based upon the exclusion criteria, resulting in an analysis of 24 reports. Five panic buying episodes were identified, discussing the precipitating events, responsible factors, goods acquired through panic buying, and prevention measures. Flood, curfew, COVID-19, and export ban were found to be precipitating events. Media reports frequently mentioned prevention strategies, expert opinion, supply chain status, rationing, and government action. The reported goods that were panic bought were items necessary for daily living such as rice, oil, spices, and safety products such as hand sanitizer and masks. The study revealed preliminary findings on panic buying in Bangladesh; however, they are aligned with the current concept of it. Further empirical studies are warranted to see the geographical variation, precise factors, and to test the culturally appropriate controlling measures.
作为一种非理性的人类行为，恐慌性购买是一个研究较少的领域。尽管过去曾有过恐慌性购买的报道，但在孟加拉国尚未对其进行系统研究。本研究旨在与当前概念相比较，探索孟加拉国恐慌性购买事件的特征。2020年11月6日，使用搜索引擎进行了回顾性和探索性搜索，搜索词为“孟加拉国的恐慌性购买”。提取了所有以英文发表的可用新闻报道。围绕研究目标进行了全面的内容分析。从最初的搜索中，共提取了30篇报道。然而，根据排除标准，有6篇报道未被纳入，最终对24篇报道进行了分析。确定了五次恐慌性购买事件，讨论了引发事件、相关因素、通过恐慌性购买获得的商品以及预防措施。洪水、宵禁、新冠疫情和出口禁令被发现是引发事件。媒体报道经常提及预防策略、专家意见、供应链状况、定量配给和政府行动。报道称被恐慌性购买的商品是大米、油、香料等日常生活必需品以及洗手液和口罩等安全产品。该研究揭示了孟加拉国恐慌性购买的初步发现；然而，这些发现与当前对它的概念是一致的。有必要进行进一步的实证研究，以了解地域差异、确切因素，并测试符合文化背景的控制措施。
