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E-Mail IMAGE: Proposed model of factors influencing over-purchasing during a crisis. Variables measured in the present study in italics. view more Credit: Bentall et al, PLOS ONE (CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Drawing on animal-foraging theory, a new model predicts psychological factors that may lead to panic buying during times of crisis. The model is largely supported by real-world data from the COVID-19 pandemic. Richard Bentall of the University of Sheffield, England, and colleagues presented these findings in the open-access journal PLOS ONE on Janu...