Young drivers' sensation seeking, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control and their roles in predicting speeding intention: How risk-taking motivations evolve with gender and driving experience

Safety Science

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 424-432

  Cestac, Julien ^a   Paran, Françoise ^a   Delhomme, Patricia ^a  

^a Driver Psychology Laboratory   (France)

Author keywords

Sensation seeking; Speeding; Theory of planned behavior; Young driver

Indexed keywords

EXTENDED VERSIONS; PERCEIVED BEHAVIORAL CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; REGRESSION MODEL; RISK TAKING; SENSATION-SEEKING; SPEED LIMIT; SPEEDING; SUBJECTIVE NORM; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR; YOUNG DRIVER;

HIGHWAY PLANNING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVEYS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CAR DRIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVER; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSATION SEEKING; SEX DIFFERENCE; VELOCITY;

EID: 79151471426     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2010.10.007     Document Type: Article

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