Adapting the Propensity for Angry Driving Scale for use in Australian research

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2008-2014

  Leal, Nerida L ^a   Pachana, Nancy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aggressive driving; Angry driving; Australia; Questionnaire; Road rage; Survey

Indexed keywords

ROADS AND STREETS;

AGGRESSIVE DRIVING; ANGRY DRIVING; AUSTRALIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROAD RAGE;

SURVEYS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAR DRIVING; COHORT ANALYSIS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAGE; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COHORT STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; RAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54949091114     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2008.08.015     Document Type: Article

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