Low Self-Control and Social Learning in Understanding Students' Intentions to Pirate Movies in the United States

Abstract

This study determined whether social learning theory conditioned the link between low self-control and movie piracy. Using cross-sectional data from college students ( n = 338), the findings revealed that the link between low self-control and movie piracy is exacerbated by substantial association with movie-pirating peers and positive attitudes toward software piracy. Policy implications are also presented.