Panic buying research: A systematic review of systematic reviews

Journal: South East Asia Journal of Medical Sciences

Article type: Research Article

Published: 2022-03-17

Volume: 6; Issue: 1; Pages: 1-11

ISSN: 2522-7165

Article URL: https://journals.littlebaypublishers.com/article/article-1783010047997-240413539

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Authors

  1. S. M. Yasir Arafat
    Department of Psychiatry, Enam Medical College andHospital, Dhaka-1340, Bangladesh
    https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0521-5708
  2. Rakesh Singh
    Department of Research - Transcultural PsychosocialOrganization Nepal, Department of Community Medicineand Public Health - KIST Medical College, Kathmandu, Nepal
  3. Vikas Menon
    Department of Psychiatry, Jawaharlal Institute ofPostgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER),Puducherry 605006, India
  4. Madhini Sivasubramanian
    Department of Public Health and Nursing, The Universityof Sunderland London, UK.
  5. Russell Kabir
    School of Allied Health, Faculty of Health, Education,Medicine, and Social Care, Anglia Ruskin University,Chelmsford, UK.

Abstract

Panic buying is an emerging and ever-evolving phenomenon during emergencies covering several perspectives of life and academic domains. However, it hasn’t got adequate attention reflected by a handfuls number of studies on it. We aimed to assess the systematic reviews that have been performed on panic buying. A search was conducted in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science Core Collection, and Google Scholar on 30 June 2021, with the search terms “panic buying”, ”systematic review” using the Boolean function ‘AND’. The search was also supplemented by hand searching from the reference lists. We included only systematic reviews on panic buying. We identified and assessed five systematic reviews conducted on panic buying. A major focus in these reviews was psychological factors, precipitating reasons, and the inter-disciplinary nature of the phenomenon. The role of social media and social learning have been emphasized in the genesis of panic buying behavior. Panic buying has got recent attention as newer studies are coming out. However, further robust studies are warranted to understand this transdisciplinary construct and therefore, inter-sectoral collaboration in research is required to understand its genesis and prevention strategies.

Keywords

Panic buying, systematic review, hoarding, perspectives, COVID-19, pandemic

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