Hoarding

Hoarding is the act of engaging in excessive acquisition of items that are not needed or for which no space is available.^[1]

Civil unrest or the threat of natural disasters may lead people to hoard foodstuffs, water, gasoline, and other essentials that they believe will soon be in short supply. Survivalists, also known as preppers, often stockpile large supplies of these items in anticipation of a large-scale disaster event.^[2]^[3]

Other items commonly hoarded include coins considered to have an intrinsic value, such as those minted in silver, or gold, as well as collectibles, jewelry, precious metals^[4] and other luxuries.

According to previous^[5] studies, anthropomorphism, or the propensity to attribute human characteristics to non-human items, has been associated with hoarding. Additionally, the findings stated that younger individuals had more substantial hoarding and anthropomorphizing cognitions and behaviors, and women demonstrated stronger early anthropomorphizing behaviors compared to men.^[6]

^ "Hoarding disorder - Symptoms and causes". Mayo Clinic. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
^ Preppers, once mocked, say they were ready for coronavirus crisis
^ Doomsday preppers' advice on how to prepare for the coronavirus
^ Palmer, Barclay. "A Beginner's Guide to Precious Metals". Investopedia. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
^ Burgess, Alexandra M.; Graves, Lucy M.; Frost, Randy O. (June 2018). "My possessions need me: Anthropomorphism and hoarding". Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. 59 (3): 340–348. doi:10.1111/sjop.12441. ISSN 0036-5564. PMID 29608213.
^ Neave, Nick; Jackson, Rachel; Saxton, Tamsin; Hönekopp, Johannes (2015-01-01). "The influence of anthropomorphic tendencies on human hoarding behaviours". Personality and Individual Differences. 72: 214–219. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2014.08.041. ISSN 0191-8869.

[1] "Hoarding disorder - Symptoms and causes". Mayo Clinic. Retrieved 2023-10-05.

[2] Preppers, once mocked, say they were ready for coronavirus crisis

[3] Doomsday preppers' advice on how to prepare for the coronavirus

[4] Palmer, Barclay. "A Beginner's Guide to Precious Metals". Investopedia. Retrieved 2020-11-09.

[5] Burgess, Alexandra M.; Graves, Lucy M.; Frost, Randy O. (June 2018). "My possessions need me: Anthropomorphism and hoarding". Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. 59 (3): 340–348. doi:10.1111/sjop.12441. ISSN 0036-5564. PMID 29608213.

[6] Neave, Nick; Jackson, Rachel; Saxton, Tamsin; Hönekopp, Johannes (2015-01-01). "The influence of anthropomorphic tendencies on human hoarding behaviours". Personality and Individual Differences. 72: 214–219. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2014.08.041. ISSN 0191-8869.

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