Does gender moderate the relationship between driver aggression and its risk factors?

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 45, Issue , 2012, Pages 10-18

  Wickens, Christine M ^a   Mann, Robert E ^a,b   Stoduto, Gina ^a   Butters, Jennifer E ^a   Ialomiteanu, Anca ^a   Smart, Reginald G ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cannabis; Drink driving; Driver aggression; Gender; Population survey

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; DRINK-DRIVING; DRIVER AGGRESSION; GENDER; POPULATION SURVEY;

ALCOHOLS; POPULATION STATISTICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEPARATION; SURVEYS;

SOCIAL SCIENCES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CAR DRIVING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; INCOME; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ANXIETY DISORDERS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DATA COLLECTION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INCOME; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84255201100     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2011.11.013     Document Type: Article

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