Individual difference factors in risky driving: The roles of anger/hostility, conscientiousness, and sensation-seeking

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 801-810

  Schwebel, David C ^a   Severson, Joan ^b   Ball, Karlene K ^a   Rizzo, Matthew ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b Digital Artefacts LLC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anger and hostility; Conscientiousness; Personality; Risky driving; Sensation seeking; Virtual environments

Indexed keywords

GROUND VEHICLES; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ANGER AND HOSTILITY; CONSCIENTIOUSNESS; PERSONALITY; RISKY DRIVING; SENSATION-SEEKING; VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVER SIMULATORS;

ADULT; ANGER; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ANGER; AROUSAL; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 33646381090     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2006.02.004     Document Type: Article

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