Video Games and Adolescents' Intentions to Take Risks in Traffic

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 87-90

  Beullens, Kathleen ^a   Roe, Keith ^a   Van den Bulck, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Risk taking; Risky driving; Traffic; Video games

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BELGIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 51749125762     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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