The importance of self-regulatory and goal-conflicting processes in the avoidance of drunk driving among Greek young drivers

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1191-1199

  Liourta, Elissavet ^a   van Empelen, Pepijn ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Action planning; Behavioural willingness; Drunk driving; Goal conflict; Intention; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ALCOHOLS; CORRELATION METHODS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

ACTION PLANNING; AVOIDANCE OF DRINKING; DRUNK DRIVING;

COLLISION AVOIDANCE;

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CAR; CAR DRIVING; CONFLICT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL CONTROL; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; AUTOMOBILES; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GOALS; GREECE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL;

EID: 42749084100     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2008.01.002     Document Type: Article

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