Young men driving dangerously: Development of the Motives for Dangerous Driving Scale (MDDS)

Australian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 91-100

  Ho, Robert ^a   Gee, Rita Yong ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 45849134907     PISSN: 00049530     EISSN: 17429536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049530701452095     Document Type: Article

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