The study of perceived severity of COVID-19 on online impulsive buying behaviour in Vietnam: the role of internal factors

Internal factors have been shown as important factors that affect online impulsive buying behaviour, especially when COVID-19 shifted shopping habits and caused a change in their minds. This study provides profound insight into the influence of the perceived severity of COVID-19 and enhances the internal factors affecting online impulsive buying behaviour. The perceived severity of COVID-19 during the pandemic caused a rise in monotony and sensation-seeking expressions, making online buying activities after the epidemic more appealing. The result showed that internal factors such as the perceived severity of COVID-19, stress, boredom, materialism, hedonic motivation, and sensation-seeking play a significant role in online impulsive buying behaviour. In contrast, there was no association between stress and browsing, perceived severity of COVID-19, and materialism.