Examining relationships between anxiety and dangerous driving

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2050-2056

  Dula, Chris S ^a   Adams, Cristi L ^a   Miesner, Michael T ^a   Leonard, Robin L ^a  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggressive driving; Anxiety; Dangerous driving; DU1 DWI; Impaired Drunk driving; Road rage

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

AGGRESSIVE DRIVING; ANXIETY; DANGEROUS DRIVINGS; DU1/DWI; IMPAIRED/DRUNK DRIVING; ROAD RAGE;

SAFETY ENGINEERING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ANGER; ANXIETY; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78049386454     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2010.06.016     Document Type: Article

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