Developing a causal model of game addiction and stealing behavior among undergraduate students

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10.2991/insyma-18.2018.3How to use a DOI?

Keywords

stealing behavior, affecting game addiction, family relationship, social environment

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to examine game addiction and stealing behavior, factors affecting game addiction, and factors affecting stealing behavior among undergraduate students. The samples of this study were 340 undergraduate students from 3 universities, Burapha University, Rajamangala University of Technology Tawan-ok, and Kasetsart University Sriracha Campus. The questionnaire was employed to collect the data. The collected data were analyzed using structural equation modeling technique. The results indicated that game addiction had a positive effect on stealing behavior. The most important factor affecting game addiction was friend influence followed by family relationship, and social environment respectively. Then, discussion and implication for related stakeholders were discussed.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Thitiwat Numkhan
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TI  - Developing a causal model of game addiction and stealing behavior among undergraduate students
BT  - Proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on Management (INSYMA 2018)
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