Persuading young car drivers to take part in a driving skills test: The influence of regulatory fit on informational-assessment value and persuasion

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 399-411

  Haddad, Hocine ^a   Delhomme, Patricia ^a  

^a LPC   (France)

Author keywords

Informational value; Message frame; Persuasion; Regulatory fit; Road safety behaviour

Indexed keywords

FEEDBACK; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

INFORMATIONAL VALUE; MESSAGE FRAME; PERSUASION; REGULATORY FIT; ROAD SAFETY BEHAVIOR;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS;

EID: 33748324586     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2006.02.002     Document Type: Article

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