The impact of mortality salience on reckless driving: A test of terror management mechanisms

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 35-45

  Taubman Ben Ari, Orit ^a   Florian, Victor ^a   Mikulincer, Mario ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CAR DRIVING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEAR; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; MORTALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOLDIER; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEAR; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RISK-TAKING; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0002168260     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.76.1.35     Document Type: Article

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