Motivating factors of middle and upper class adolescents' stealing behavior in the Philippines: A qualitative study

• Main Authors: Gagto, Jose Ernesto O., Pacheco, Joshua Jose Noel D., Tabang, John Joseph T.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2009
• Subjects: Theft; Psychology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/9303
• Institution: De La Salle University

Stealing behavior of western countries differentiate from eastern countries. Consequently a qualitative research was done to explore the different motivating factors for stealing behavior of middle and upper class adolescents in the Philippines. 12 participants, (3 middle-class males, 3 middle-class females, 3 upper-class males, and 3 upper-class females) were interviewed about stealing motivations. Results show that Experience, Social Influence, Family, and Coping as motivating factors. Results discussed provide a better understanding about adolescent stealing behavior and could provide ways in minimizing and eliminating the behavior for future studies.