Here's Why We Hoarded Toilet Paper
I admit it. I was a toilet paper hoarder . (Read this if you want to know just how much: https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/opinion/article/Opinion-Coronavirus-draws-out-my-inner-hoarder-15156319.php ) In any event, a new study says that personality traits can be linked to personality traits . According to newswise.com, " People who feel more threatened by COVID-19 and rank highly on scales of emotionality and c onscientiousness were most likely to stockpile toilet paper in March 2020, says a new study published by Lisa Garbe (University of Saint Gallen, Switzerland), Richard Rau (Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitat Munster, Germany), and Theo Toppe (the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Germany)." Following the fast spread of COVID-19 across Europe and North America in March 2020, many people began stockpiling commodities including toilet paper. Some companies reported an increase of up to 700% in toiled paper sales, despite calls from the govern...