Does personality predict driving performance in middle and older age? an evidence-based literature review

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 133-143

  Nichols, Austin Lee ^a   Classen, Sherrilene ^b,c   McPeek, Robert ^d   Breiner, Judith ^d  

^a KEDGE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Institute for Mobility Activity and Participation   (United States)

^d Center for Applications of Psychological Type Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Driving; Middle age; Older adults; Personality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859610566     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2011.644254     Document Type: Article

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