The effect of norms, attitudes and habits on speeding behavior: Scale development and model building and estimation

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 6-15

  De Pelsmacker, Patrick ^a   Janssens, Wim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Norms; Speeding behavior modeling; Speeding scale development

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; SPEED;

BEHAVIORAL CONTROL; HABIT FORMATION; SPEEDING BEHAVIOR MODELING; SPEEDING SCALE DEVELOPMENT;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; BELGIUM; CAR DRIVING; FEMALE; HABIT; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SAFETY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARD; THEORETICAL MODEL; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BELGIUM; FEMALE; HABITS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK-TAKING; SAFETY; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES;

EID: 33750358052     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2006.05.011     Document Type: Article

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