Proceedings of the 2nd Borobudur International Symposium on Humanities and Social Sciences, BIS-HSS 2020, 18 November 2020, Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia

Research Article

Analysis of Panic Buying Behavior from Fear of Covid-19 and Citizen Trust

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.18-11-2020.2311667,
        author={Lusy Asa  Akhrani and Ilmi Durotun  Nasiha and Amira  Octaviani},
        title={Analysis of Panic Buying Behavior from Fear of Covid-19 and Citizen Trust},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the 2nd Borobudur International Symposium on Humanities and Social Sciences, BIS-HSS 2020, 18 November 2020, Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={BIS-HSS},
        year={2021},
        month={9},
        keywords={citizen trust fear of covid-19 panic buying},
        doi={10.4108/eai.18-11-2020.2311667}
    }
    
  • Lusy Asa Akhrani
    Ilmi Durotun Nasiha
    Amira Octaviani
    Year: 2021
    Analysis of Panic Buying Behavior from Fear of Covid-19 and Citizen Trust
    BIS-HSS
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.18-11-2020.2311667
Lusy Asa Akhrani1,*, Ilmi Durotun Nasiha1, Amira Octaviani1
  • 1: Psychology Department, Universitas Brawijaya, Indonesia
*Contact email: lusyasa@ub.ac.id

Abstract

Early in 2020 China, Japan, and dozens of other countries were busy with a terrible and deadly disease outbreak, Novel Coronavirus Diseases (COVID-19). Then, the spread of this virus is very concerned about it because of its very rapid spread through air media or fluids from the respiratory tract. This phenomenon has a significant impact on life globally. Anxiety, panic, and public fear of the virus create a new lifestyle that must be controlled by oneself. The health, economic, educational, political, social, and psychological impacts are felt by all people in all countries. The obvious psychological impact is panic buying, self-control, trust in the government, and fear of COVID19. This study aims to determine the role of fear of COVID19 and citizen trust to panic buying behavior. The research conducted using quantitative correlation methods, involving research respondents with a minimum sample of 536 people. The character of the research response was at least 18 years old and affected by Covid19. Data processing using Multiple regression with the help of SPSS software. The research result shows that panic buying build from fear of COVID and citizen trust. Both fears of covid-17 and citizen trust have a simultaneous role in panic buying. However, in the partial role only fear of covid which have a role to panic buying, while citizen trust has not role to panic buying.