Frequency, determinants, and consequences of different drivers' emotions: An on-the-road study using self-reports, (observed) behaviour, and physiology

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 458-475

  Mesken, Jolieke ^a,b   Hagenzieker, Marjan P ^b   Rothengatter, Talib ^a   de Waard, Dick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b SWOV INSTITUTE FOR ROAD SAFETY RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Appraisal; Driver behaviour; Emotion; Heart rate; Risk perception; Speed

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGY COMPUTING; RISK PERCEPTION; TRAFFIC CONTROL; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VIDEO RECORDING;

APPRAISAL THEORIES; DRIVER BEHAVIOUR; GOAL CONGRUENCES; HEART RATES;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS;

EID: 34948896532     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2007.05.001     Document Type: Article

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