Personality predictors of speeding in young drivers: Anger vs. sensation seeking

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 654-666

  Delhomme, Patricia ^a   Chaurand, Nadine ^a   Paran, Françoise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ GUSTAVE EIFFEL   (France)

Author keywords

Driving anger; Driving sensation seeking; Speeding

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; TRANSPORTATION;

AVERAGE DATA; DRIVING ANGER; DRIVING SITUATIONS; RISKY BEHAVIORS; RISKY DRIVING; SENSATION-SEEKING; SPEEDING; YOUNG DRIVER;

DIGITAL STORAGE;

EID: 84865845916     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2012.06.006     Document Type: Article

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