Shahnawaz Mohammad Ghazi, Gupta Kaveri, Kharshiing Korsi Dorene, Kashyap Drishti, Khursheed Masrat, Khan Neda Haseeb, Uniyal Ritika, Rehman Usama
Department of Psychology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 110025 India.
Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 20022 India.
Curr Psychol. 2022 Apr 23:1-17. doi: 10.1007/s12144-022-03098-8.
The present research explored individual and group level risk factors in preventive health and panic buying behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic in India. Perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, COVID-19 anxiety, and personal identity were considered individual-level risk factors. Group based identities such as family, religious groups, and identification with one's nation were considered as group level risk factors. Standardized scales have been used to measure all the constructs under study. Data were collected electronically from 305 Indian respondents. Hierarchical regression analysis in SPSS Version 22 was used to test the hypotheses. Results showed that personal identity and identification with the nation predicted preventive health behavior. Panic buying behavior was predicted by the location of the respondents (containment versus non-containment zones), perceived severity, and one's personal identity. The interplay of individual and social factors is reflective of both individual and collective agencies in the adoption of preventive health behaviors, while only individual-level factors led to panic buying behavior. The findings of this study have implications for curbing, managing, and reinforcing desirable and non-desirable behavior during the present pandemic as well as in the future as well.
本研究探讨了印度新冠疫情期间预防性健康行为和恐慌性购买行为中的个体及群体层面风险因素。感知易感性、感知严重性、新冠焦虑和个人身份被视为个体层面的风险因素。家庭、宗教团体等基于群体的身份认同以及对国家的认同被视为群体层面的风险因素。已使用标准化量表来测量所有研究中的构念。通过电子方式从305名印度受访者收集数据。使用SPSS 22版本中的分层回归分析来检验假设。结果表明，个人身份和对国家的认同可预测预防性健康行为。恐慌性购买行为可由受访者所在位置（封锁区与非封锁区）、感知严重性和个人身份来预测。个体因素与社会因素的相互作用反映了在采取预防性健康行为时个体和集体的能动性，而只有个体层面的因素导致了恐慌性购买行为。本研究结果对在当前疫情期间以及未来遏制、管理和强化期望和非期望行为具有启示意义。
