The effects of trait driving anger, anonymity, and aggressive stimuli on aggressive driving behavior

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 431-443

  Ellison Potter, Patricia ^a   Bell, Paul ^b   Deffenbacher, Jerry ^b  

^a NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

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EID: 0035242130     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2001.tb00204.x     Document Type: Article

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