Comparative optimism among drivers: An intergenerational portrait

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 734-740

  Gosselin, Dominique ^a   Gagnon, Sylvain ^a   Stinchcombe, Arne ^a   Joanisse, Mélanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age differences; Aging; Drivers; Optimism

Indexed keywords

AGE DIFFERENCES; AGE GROUPS; AGING DRIVERS; CAR CRASHES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; OLDER DRIVERS; PERSONAL RISKS; YOUNG DRIVER;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CAR DRIVING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SELF CONCEPT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; SELF EFFICACY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76049095520     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2009.11.001     Document Type: Article

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