The influence of anger, impulsivity, sensation seeking and driver attitudes on risky driving behaviour among post-graduate university students in Durban, South Africa

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 55, Issue , 2013, Pages 67-76

  Bachoo, Shaneel ^a   Bhagwanjee, Anil ^a   Govender, Kaymarlin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anger; Driver attitudes; Impulsivity; Risky driving behaviour (RDB); Sensation seeking; Young drivers

Indexed keywords

ANGER; DRIVER ATTITUDES; IMPULSIVITY; RISKY DRIVING; SENSATION-SEEKING; YOUNG DRIVER;

HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL; STUDENTS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANGER; ATTITUDE; CAR DRIVING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSATION; SEX RATIO; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANGER; ATTITUDE; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SENSATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOUTH AFRICA; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876144666     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2013.02.021     Document Type: Article

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