Situational specificity of trait influences on drivers' evaluations and driving behaviour

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-39

  Stephens, Amanda N ^a   Groeger, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calmness; Danger; Difficulty; Driver behaviour; Frustration; Trait anxiety; Trait driving anger

Indexed keywords

TRANSPORTATION;

CALMNESS; DANGER; DIFFICULTY; DRIVER BEHAVIOUR; FRUSTRATION; TRAIT ANXIETY; TRAIT DRIVING ANGERS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 56649111310     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2008.06.005     Document Type: Article

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