The influence of risk preference on public purchase behavior: with the purchase of masks as an example
CHEN An1,2, SHI Yu3
1. Institutes of science and development, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China;
2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;
3. School of Emergency Management, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454003, China
Abstract：In early 2020, the COVID-19 spread to all parts of China and even other countries in a short period of time. The severe epidemic situation would put a psychological pressure on the public, resulting in anxiety, panic and other emotions, even some irrational behavior such as scare buying and becoming credulous of rumors. The risk preference is defined as the degree of the risk that people are willing to accept in their decisions and behaviors. In this public health emergency, the consumers' purchase and use of sanitary and epidemic prevention products reflects their risk preference. This paper explores the relationship between the public risk preference and the purchase behavior through a questionnaire survey, and it is found that the factors influencing the purchase behavior mainly include the gender factors, the perceived risk level and the severity of the epidemic situation in the residence area, as indicated by the Association Rule Mining.
陈安, 师钰. 风险偏好对公众购买行为的影响：以购买口罩为例[J]. 科技导报, 2020, 38(4): 86-92.
CHEN An, SHI Yu. The influence of risk preference on public purchase behavior: with the purchase of masks as an example. Science & Technology Review, 2020, 38(4): 86-92.
2020, Vol. 38 
