The "genetics" of driving behavior: Parents' driving style predicts their children's driving style

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 655-659

  Bianchi, Alessandra ^a   Summala, Heikki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Brazil; Motor vehicle drivers; Parental influence; Traffic safety; Young drivers

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DATA REDUCTION; GROUND VEHICLES; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

BRAZIL; MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVERS; PARENTAL INFLUENCE; TRAFFIC SAFETY; YOUNG DRIVERS;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; BRAZIL; CAR DRIVING; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BRAZIL; FEMALE; GENETICS, BEHAVIORAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 1942473125     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(03)00087-3     Document Type: Article

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