Do narcissism and clarity of self-concept affect aggressive driving behavior in ego-threatening situations?;Beeinflussen Narzissmus und Selbstkonzeptklarheit Aggressives Fahrverhalten in Selbstwertbedrohlichen Situationen?

Zeitschrift fur Sozialpsychologie

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-52

  Steffgen, Georges ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Aggressive driving behavior; Motorcyclists; Narcissism; Self concept clarity; Threatened self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847787412     PISSN: 00443514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0044-3514.38.1.43     Document Type: Article

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