Commuting stress: Psychophysiological effects of a trip and spillover into the workplace

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1924, 2005, Pages 112-117

  Wener, Richard ^a   Evans, Gary W ^b   Boately, Pier ^a  

^a POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b the Bronfenbrenner Life Course Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; JOB ANALYSIS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION;

BEHAVIORAL INDEX; JOB STRAIN; MULTIMETHODOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE;

PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 33645697088     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1924-14     Document Type: Conference Paper

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