Understanding young and older male drivers' willingness to drive while intoxicated: The predictive utility of constructs specified by the theory of planned behaviour and the prototype willingness model

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 445-456

  Rivis, Amanda ^a   Abraham, Charles ^b   Snook, Sarah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RISK-TAKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954608603     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: 20448287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135910710X522662     Document Type: Article

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