A Social-Cognitive Model of Driver Aggression: Taking Situations and Individual Differences into Account

Current Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 324-334

  Dula, Chris S ^a   Geller, E Scott ^b   Chumney, Frances L ^c  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggressive driving; Anger management; Dangerous driving; Road rage; Traffic safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 82955237291     PISSN: 10461310     EISSN: 19364733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12144-011-9120-3     Document Type: Review

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