Angry thoughts and aggressive behavior among Malaysian driver: A preliminary study to test model of accident involvement

European Journal of Social Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 276-284

  Ismail, Rozmi ^a   Ibrahim, Norhayati ^a   Rad, Afsaneh Zamani ^a   Borhanuddin, Boekhtiar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Aggression; Anger drivers; Driving; Risky behavior; Safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350327014     PISSN: 14502267     EISSN: 14502267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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