The effect of social desirability on self reported and recorded road traffic accidents

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 106-114

  Wåhlberg, A E af ^a   Dorn, L ^b   Kline, T ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accident; Common method variance; DSDS; Methodology; Self report; Social desirability

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS; ERGONOMICS; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SURVEYS;

DSDS; METHOD VARIANCES; METHODOLOGY; SELF-REPORT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 76549088464     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2009.11.004     Document Type: Article

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