Psychological factors associated with indices of risky, reckless and cautious driving in a national sample of drivers in the Republic of Ireland

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 50, Issue , 2013, Pages 1226-1235

  Sarma, Kiran M ^a   Carey, Rachel N ^a   Kervick, Aoife A ^a   Bimpeh, Yaw ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b Road Safety Authority of Ireland ^*  (Ireland)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Dangerous driving; Personality; Risky driving; Social norms

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDES; DANGEROUS DRIVING; PERSONALITY; RISKY DRIVING; SOCIAL NORM;

MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; SURVEYS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IRELAND; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEATBELT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEAT BELTS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84870293168     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2012.09.020     Document Type: Article

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