Age, gender, mileage and the DBQ: The validity of the Driver Behavior Questionnaire in different driver groups

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 228-236

  Martinussen, Laila M ^a   Hakamies Blomqvist, Liisa ^b   Møller, Mette ^a   Özkan, Türker ^c   Lajunen, Timo ^c,d  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b ACADEMY OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^c MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Age; Driver Behavior Questionnaire (DBQ); Factor structure; Gender; Mileage

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; SURVEYS;

ABERRANT DRIVING BEHAVIOR; CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; DRIVER BEHAVIOR QUESTIONNAIRES; DRIVING BEHAVIOR; EXPLORATIVE ANALYSIS; FACTOR STRUCTURE; GENDER; MILEAGE;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; DENMARK; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DENMARK; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84881239657     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2012.12.036     Document Type: Article

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