Digital piracy: An examination of low self-control and motivation using short-term longitudinal data

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 523-529

  Higgins, George E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL COMPUTER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; RECORDING; SELF CONTROL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT; VIDEORECORDER;

FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERNET; MALE; MOTIVATION; PLAGIARISM; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; THEFT;

EID: 34548292493     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2007.9995     Document Type: Article

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