Driving aggression in forensic and non-forensic populations: Relationships to self-reported levels of aggression, anger and impulsivity

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 387-403

  Smith, Paul ^a   Waterman, Mitch ^a   Ward, Nic ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; PERSONALITY TEST; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAGE; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; STUDENT; UNITED KINGDOM; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DOMINANCE-SUBORDINATION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PRISONERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RAGE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STUDENTS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 33748036744     PISSN: 20448295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000712605X79111     Document Type: Article

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