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The Behaviour Changes in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic within Malaysia

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Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia, Boon Yau, Eugene Koh, Tze Ping, Nicholas Pang, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Sabah, Malaysia, Shoesmith, Wendy Diana, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Sabah, Malaysia, James, Sandi, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Sabah, Malaysia +5 more·2020·Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences

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The novel coronavirus infection, COVID-19, is a pandemic that currently affects the whole world. During this period, Malaysians displayed a variety of behaviour changes as a response to COVID-19, including panic buying, mass travelling during movement restriction and even absconding from treatment facilities. This article attempts to explore some of these behaviour changes from a behaviourist perspective in order to get a better understanding of the rationale behind the changes.

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Department of Psychiatry, F. O. M. A. H. S., Boon Yau, E. K., Tze Ping, N. P., Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, U. M. S., Shoesmith, W. D., Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, U. M. S., James, S., Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, U. M. S., Department of Social Work and Social Policy, S. O. S., Nor Hadi, N. M., Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, H. T. F., Jiann Lin, L., & Queensway Clinic, C. A. N. W. L. N. F. T.
Affiliations
Universiti of Malaysia Sabah (MY)
Venue
Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences
Published
2020
Volume
27
Issue
2
Pages
45-50
ISSN
  • 1394-195X (ISSN-L)
  • 2180-4303
OpenAlex
W3022804836
Cited by
83
References
14
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 25 · 2021: 30 · 2020: 9
FWCI
26.08
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Licence
cc-by
Locations
  • Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UMS Institutional Repository (Universiti Malaysia Sabah) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › COVID-19 Prevention and Impact
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
Keywords
COVID-19 pandemic, behavior change, behaviorism, panic buying, mobility restrictions, treatment-seeking behavior, Malaysia

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