Car use of young adults: The role of travel socialization

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 168-178

  Haustein, Sonja ^a   Klöckner, Christian A ^b   Blöbaum, Anke ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Conservation ecological behaviour; Habits; Personal norm; Social norm; Transport behaviour; Travel socialization

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; AUTOMOBILES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SURVEYS; TRANSPORTATION;

CONSERVATION-ECOLOGICAL BEHAVIOUR; HABITS; PERSONAL NORM; SOCIAL NORM; TRANSPORT BEHAVIOUR; TRAVEL SOCIALIZATION;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

EID: 59049098118     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2008.10.003     Document Type: Article

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