The Intolerance of Uncertainty and "Untact" Buying Behavior: The Mediating Role of the Perceived Risk of COVID-19 Variants and Protection Motivation.

Front Psychol · 2022 · PMC8842793 · PMID 35173661

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Studies in recent years have shown that, due to the wide application of information advanced technology in commercial activities, the “untact” buying behavior of the public has already shown an increasing trend before the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak ( Lee et al., 2019 ; Lee and Lee, 2020 ).

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