Invulnerability and the intention to drink and drive: An application of the theory of planned behavior

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1549-1555

  Chan, Daphne C N ^a   Wu, Anise M S ^a   Hung, Eva P W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

Author keywords

Chinese; Drinking and driving; Invulnerability; Theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

CHINESE; CHINESE PEOPLE; DRINKING AND DRIVING; INVULNERABILITY; LICENSED DRIVERS; ONLINE QUESTIONNAIRE; PATH ANALYSIS; PERCEIVED BEHAVIORAL CONTROL; SUBJECTIVE NORM; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR;

REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MACAO; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERNET; MACAU; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955983360     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2010.03.011     Document Type: Article

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