Health, safety, self-regulation and the older driver: It's not just a matter of age

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 555-561

  Donorfio, Laura K M ^a   D'Ambrosio, Lisa A ^b   Coughlin, Joseph F ^b   Mohyde, Maureen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Hartford Financial Services Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Age and self regulation; Driving safety; Health and driving; Older drivers; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; CELLULAR RADIO SYSTEMS; SURVEYS;

AGE AND SELF-REGULATION; CHRONOLOGICAL AGES; DRIVER SAFETIES; DRIVING BEHAVIORS; DRIVING SAFETY; DRIVING SKILLS; ESSENTIAL CONSIDERATIONS; HEALTH STATUSES; KEY COMPONENTS; NATIONWIDE SURVEYS; OLDER ADULTS; OLDER DRIVERS; RESPONSE RATES; SELF-REGULATION; SOCIAL CONTRACTS;

HEALTH;

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAR; CAR DRIVING; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAFETY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CONTROL; STANDARD; TECHNOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; AUTOMOBILES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAFETY; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; TECHNOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57149092103     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2008.09.003     Document Type: Article

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