Driving and riding avoidance following motor vehicle crashes in a non-clinical sample: Psychometric properties of a new measure

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 859-879

  Stewart, Alan E ^a   St Peter, Claire C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Avoidance; Measurement; Motor traffic accidents

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CAR DRIVING; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNIVERSITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 2642573299     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-7967(03)00203-1     Document Type: Article

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