Acceptance of and engagement in risky driving behaviors by teenagers

Adolescence

Volumn 39, Issue 156, 2004, Pages 687-700

  Sarkar, Sheila ^a,b   Andreas, Marie ^b  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SLEEP DEPRIVATION;

EID: 14544281935     PISSN: 00018449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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