Deindividuation and internet software piracy

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 391-398

  Hinduja, Sameer ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HYPOTHESIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MEDICAL RESEARCH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ANONYMS AND PSEUDONYMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUATION; INTERNET; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS; SOFTWARE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; THEFT;

EID: 50149114170     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2007.0048     Document Type: Article

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