Social desirability and self-reported driving behaviours: Should we be worried?

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 215-221

  Sullman, Mark J M ^a   Taylor, Joanne E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Avoidance; Bias; DBQ; Driving and Riding Avoidance Scale; Driving behaviour; Impression management; Self deception; Self report; Social desirability

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; STUDENTS;

AVOIDANCE; BIAS; DRIVING AND RIDING AVOIDANCE SCALE; DRIVING BEHAVIOUR; IMPRESSION MANAGEMENT; SELF-DECEPTION; SELF-REPORT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 77953258347     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2010.04.004     Document Type: Article

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