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When Consumer Behavior Goes Bad: An Investigation of Adolescent Shoplifting

Author(s) -

Dena Cox,

Anthony D. Cox,

George P. Moschis

Publication year - 1990

Publication title -

journal of consumer research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 8.916

H-Index - 179

eISSN - 1537-5277

pISSN - 0093-5301

DOI - 10.1086/208545

Subject(s) - psychology , consumer behaviour , advertising , social psychology , business

Shoplifting is a troubling and widespread aspect of consumer behavior, particularly among adolescents, yet it has attracted little attention from consumer researchers. This article reports and interprets findings on the pervasiveness of shoplifting among adolescents, the characteristics that distinguish adolescent shoplifters from their nonshoplifting peers, and adolescents' views regarding the reasons for this behavior. Our findings contradict some popular stereotypes concerning the typical shoplifter and suggest some rethinking about adolescents' reasons for shoplifting. Copyright 1990 by the University of Chicago.

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