Convergent, discriminant, and predictive validity of aggressive driving inventories: They drive as they live

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 89-98

  Van Rooy, David L ^a   Rotton, James ^a   Burns, Tina M ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Aggressive driving; Road rage; Traffic; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645283604     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20113     Document Type: Article

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