Predicting motivational determinants of seatbelt non-use in the front seat: A field study

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 502-513

  Okamura, Kazuko ^a   Fujita, Goro ^a   Kihira, Makoto ^a   Kosuge, Ritsu ^a   Mitsui, Tatsuro ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF POLICE SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Focus group; Observation; Seatbelt; Self report; Theory of planned behaviour

Indexed keywords

SURVEYS;

FOCUS GROUPS; OBSERVATION; SEAT BELT; SELF-REPORT; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOUR;

GROUP THEORY;

EID: 84861844988     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2012.05.001     Document Type: Article

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