Self-assessed driver competence among novice drivers - a comparison of driving test candidate assessments and examiner assessments in a Dutch and Finnish sample

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 301-309

  Mynttinen, Sami ^a   Sundström, Anna ^b   Vissers, Jan ^c   Koivukoski, Marita ^a   Hakuli, Kari ^a   Keskinen, Esko ^d  

^a Finnish Vehicle Administration

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c ROYAL HASKONINGDHV   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Driving test; GDE model; Novice Drivers; Overconfidence; Self assessment

Indexed keywords

DRIVING TEST; GDE-MODEL; NOVICE DRIVERS; OVERCONFIDENCE; SELF-ASSESSMENT;

DRIVER LICENSING; TESTING;

DRIVER TRAINING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRIVER LICENCE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVER EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF EFFICACY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349394543     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2009.04.006     Document Type: Article

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