Masculinity causes speeding in young men

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 840-842

  Schmid Mast, Marianne ^a   Sieverding, Monika ^b   Esslen, Michaela ^c   Graber, Karin ^c   Jäncke, Lutz ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Gender; Masculinity; Speeding

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEALTH CARE;

NEUTRAL PRIMING CONDITION; YOUNG MEN;

SPEED CONTROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; IDENTIFICATION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 40149084485     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2007.09.028     Document Type: Article

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