Self-assessment of driving skill - A review from a measurement perspective

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-9

  Sundström, Anna ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Reliability; Self assessment; Subjective driving skill; Validity

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; MEASUREMENT THEORY; PROBLEM SOLVING; RELIABILITY THEORY; TRANSPORTATION;

BIASED ASSESSMENTS; EXTERNAL CRITERION; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SUBJECTIVE DRIVING SKILLS;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS;

EID: 35448954912     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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