Recklessness in context: Individual and situational correlates to aggressive driving

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 44-60

  Harris, Paul B ^a   Houston, John M ^a  

^a ROLLINS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggressive driving; Personality; Physical environment; Transactional worldview; Unsafe driving

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; HEALTH RISK; INJURY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70450273159     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: 1552390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916508325234     Document Type: Article

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