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. 2022 Mar 11;10:842904. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.842904

Table 4.

Parameter description.

Name Description
N Total number of persons
α Weight of material needs (physiological needs) in individual needs
β Weight of safety needs in individual needs
μ Influence parameter that people see and hear about material situation
M 0 Initial value of material supply
S 0 Initial value of safety supply
Con(i) Conformity of individual i
d SD Supply and demand threshold
d A Panic buying threshold
θ1 Influence weight of individual demand on panic buying behavior
θ2 Influence weight of panic emotion on panic buying behavior
γ Influence parameters of information authenticity
λ1 Influence parameters of official response on material demand
λ2 Influence parameters of psychological counseling on material demand
Qmove(t) Amount of materials moved from other places at time t
Gov(t) Intensity of the government's official response to material supply at time t
StrPR(t) Adjustment of panic emotion by psychological counseling measures at time t
t exam Delays caused by information review
t timelyG Timeliness of official response
t timelyP Timeliness of psychological counseling
TR(j) Trust in neighbor j
TR gov Trust in government
TR ol Trust in opinion leader