Impulsive personality and risk-taking behavior in motorcycle traffic offenders: A matched controlled study

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 597-602

  Cheng, Andy S K ^a   Ng, Terry C K ^a   Lee, Hoe C ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Impulsive personality; Motorcycle traffic offenders; Response inhibition; Risk taking behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863777708     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2012.05.007     Document Type: Article

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