Low self-control and social learning in understanding students' intentions to pirate movies in the United States

Social Science Computer Review

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 339-356

  Higgins, George E ^a   Fell, Brian D ^a   Wilson, Abby L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Low self control; Movie piracy; Social learning theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548057051     PISSN: 08944393     EISSN: 15528286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894439307299934     Document Type: Article

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