Self-Regulation of Driving in the Context of Impaired Visual Attention: Are There Gender Differences?

Rehabilitation Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 421-428

  Okonkwo, Ozioma C ^a   Wadley, Virginia G ^a,b,c   Crowe, Michael ^a,b   Roenker, Daniel L ^d   Ball, Karlene ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

driving self restriction; gender disparity; older drivers; visual attention deficits

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VISION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 37649024723     PISSN: 00905550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0090-5550.52.4.421     Document Type: Article

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