The theory of planned behaviour: The role of descriptive norms and past behaviour in the prediction of drivers' intentions to violate

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 198-207

  Forward, Sonja E ^a  

^a Swedish Road and Transport Research Institute ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Dangerous overtaking; Descriptive norms; Driving violations; Past behaviour; Perceived behavioural control; Speeding; Subjective norms; Theory of planned behaviour

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS;

ATTITUDES; DANGEROUS OVERTAKING; DESCRIPTIVE NORMS; DRIVING VIOLATIONS; PAST BEHAVIOUR; PERCEIVED BEHAVIOURAL CONTROLS; SPEEDING; SUBJECTIVE NORM; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOUR;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 67349275596     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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