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Reference
Title: | Does Social Learning Theory Condition the Effects of Low Self-Control on College Students' Software Piracy? |
Author: | George E Higgins and David A Makin [University of Louisville] |
Source: | Journal of Economic Crime Management 2, no. 2 |
Year: | 2004 |
Details
Subject/Type: | Piracy |
Focus: | Software |
Country/Territory: | United States of America |
Objective: | To examine the effect of low self-control on software piracy. |
Sample: | 318 undergraduate students |
Methodology: | Anonymous questionnaires completed during class time on a voluntary basis |
Main Findings
Found that low self-control does have an effect on software piracy and that social learning theory measures (i.e. associating with several deviant peers and high levels of positive attitudes toward software piracy) condition this effect. Suggest enhancing educational messages emphasising the morality of software piracy, taking into account the role of peers and attitudes towards piracy.
[Date Added: Aug 12, 2008 ]