… Furthermore, the effect of perceived scarcity on panic buying is partially mediated by
consumers’ anticipation of regret. This paper expands on the current theoretical understanding of …

… The effect of anticipated regret on panic buying Next, this study also proposes that perceived
scarcity indirectly motivates PB behaviour through feelings of anticipated regret (Kaur and …

… uncertainty, perceptions of severity, perceptions of scarcity, and anxiety affected the panic
purchasing … , and perceptions of scarcity are positively associated with anxiety but not with the …

… relevant literature on panic buying in terms of impulsive buying and obsessive buying as well
… At its root, this anxiety and fear can be traced to perceived scarcity of time and quantity. It is …

… panic buying. The second section is a literature review, in which we provide a review of studies
on panic-buying behaviour and perceived scarcity … signalling theory and scarcity theory, …

… the scarce and scattered literature on panic buying [9]. Hence… causes of panic buying can
be grouped into (i) perception, (ii) … Under the perception theme, perceived threat of the disease …

… We highlighted the role of perceptions of scarcity and other people’s behaviours [23, 28],
distress and mistrust of others [34], and the media [26] in driving purchasing behaviours. Also, …

… attributing the PB behavior such as the perceived scarcity effect, perceived sense of losing
control over the environment, perceived insecurity, social learning, instinctual behavior, …

… This study looks at the perceived scarcity in terms of quantity and price that arise due to
the COVID-19 pandemic. This provides novel insights by being the first study to combine the …

… H3: The statistical relationship between perceived scarcity and panic buying in COVID-19
period varies according to whether the consumers are competitive or not. H4: The statistical …