Predicting risky and angry driving as a function of gender

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 536-545

  Lonczak, Heather S ^a   Neighbors, Clayton ^b   Donovan, Dennis M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggressive driving; Driving anger; Gender; Risky driving; Road rage; Traffic accidents

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

AGGRESSIVE DRIVING; DRIVING ANGER; GENDER; RISKY DRIVING; ROAD RAGE;

RISK ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANGER; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; WASHINGTON; WOMEN;

EID: 34247474394     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2006.09.010     Document Type: Article

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