Table 2.
The joint effects of perceived risk, social media use, and connection with close others on panic buying
| Panic buying (R2 = 0.123) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | SE | t | p | |
| Sex | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.287 | .774 |
| Age | −0.01 | 0.00 | −1.864 | .063 |
| Education | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.153 | .878 |
| History of chronic physical diseases | 0.06 | 0.11 | 0.506 | .613 |
| History of psychiatric/psychological disorder | −0.42 | 0.30 | −1.423 | .155 |
| Current physical health condition | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.210 | .834 |
| Relationship with the COVID-19 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.808 | .419 |
| Perceived risk | 0.30 | 0.04 | 7.867 | < .001 |
| Social media use | 0.07 | 0.04 | 1.999 | .046 |
| Connection with close others | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.593 | .553 |
| Perceived risk × Social media use | −0.01 | 0.04 | −0.142 | .887 |
| Perceived risk × Connection with close others | −0.12 | 0.04 | −3.020 | .003 |
| Social media use × Connection with close others | 0.11 | 0.04 | 2.972 | .003 |
| Perceived risk × Social media use × Connection with close others | 0.09 | 0.03 | 2.826 | .005 |