Parental Indifference and Children’s Digital Piracy in South Korea: Mediation Effects of Low Self-Control and Misconception

Digital piracy is a global concern for society. Although adolescents’ digital piracy in South Korea is pervasive, its cause has rarely been examined. Using data collected by the Korean Institute of Criminology (KIC) in 2009, this study conducted structural equation modeling to determine if low self-...

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Autor principal: Baek, Hyunin (Autor)
Otros Autores: Higgins, George E. ; Losavio, Michael M. ; Nicholson, Jason A.
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2018
En: Asian journal of criminology
Año: 2018, Volumen: 13, Número: 4, Páginas: 293-309
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Sumario:Digital piracy is a global concern for society. Although adolescents’ digital piracy in South Korea is pervasive, its cause has rarely been examined. Using data collected by the Korean Institute of Criminology (KIC) in 2009, this study conducted structural equation modeling to determine if low self-control and social learning theory accounted for digital piracy. This study found that parental indifference increased adolescents’ digital piracy through low self-control and misconception about digital piracy. However, there were no direct effects of parental indifference on the digital piracy behaviors. In particular, the mediation effect in the model combining low self-control and misconception was greater compared to other models. Overall, the combination of low self-control and social learning theory provided a more meaningful framework to explain adolescents’ digital piracy. Results of this study can offer ways to aid in the examination and remediation of this particular form of deviant behaviors on the Internet by adolescents.
ISSN:1871-014X
DOI:10.1007/s11417-018-9271-3