Table 3.

Panic buying social intervention measures.

Category	Factor	Measure	Meaning
External environment	Panic buying atmosphere	Information guidance	From the positive aspects of field visits, expert analysis, and correct understanding of rumors, or from the negative aspects of punishing rumors, punishing price-raising behaviors, and other negative aspects to guide the public not to participate in panic buying
		Information review	Netizens (ordinary netizens, opinion leaders) who participate in offline purchases may publish their experience. If it does not match the actual supply of materials, the information spread will be stopped; otherwise the information spread will be encouraged
	Official material measure	Official response	Timely respond and publish authoritative information of panic buying incidents that have already occurred
		Supply monitoring	Monitor the supply of materials in the market and regulate timely to prevent problems such as shortage of materialS
Internal environment	Panic emotion	Psychological counseling	Psychologists give suggestions to eliminate panic and get rid of panic psychology