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

Koh Boon Yau E 1 , Pang Tze Ping N 2 , Shoesmith WD 2 , James S 2 , Nor Hadi NM 3 , Loo JL 4

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 2 Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Sabah, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Hospital Tuanku Fauziah, Perlis, Malaysia
  • 4 Queensway Clinic, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Malays J Med Sci, 2020 Mar;27(2):45-50.
PMID: 32788840 MyJurnal DOI: 10.21315/mjms2020.27.2.5

Abstract

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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