Relations among Personality Traits, Mood States, and Driving Behaviors

Journal of Adult Development

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 109-118

  Garrity, Ryan D ^a   Demick, Jack ^b  

^a BUTLER HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aging; Driving; Mood; Personality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035608047     PISSN: 10680667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026446002317     Document Type: Article

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