Internal locus of control moderates the effects of road-hostility on recalled driving behavior

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 109-116

  Gidron, Yori ^a   Gal, Reuven ^b   Desevilya, Helena Syna ^c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b Carmel Institute for Social Studies   (Israel)

^c Academic College of Yizrael Valley   (Israel)

Author keywords

Driving behavior; Interactions; Internal locus of control; Moderation; Road hostility

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042709535     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-8478(03)00009-3     Document Type: Article

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