Traffic psychology : an international perspective
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Traffic psychology : an international perspective
（Psychology research progress series）
Nova Science Publishers, c2011
Available at 1 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Traffic Psychology involves the scientific study of thoughts, feelings, and actions surrounding road user behaviour, which includes the dynamic transaction between drivers, vehicles, physical surroundings, and social environment. Despite the fact that it is a relatively young sub-discipline of psychology, traffic psychology has begun to make a significant impact in academic, political policy, and public arenas. Driving is no longer seen as simply a means of transporting from point A to point B. Rather it is a dynamic, and constantly changing, life event that can impact immediate and long term physical, social, emotional and psychological well-being. This book discusses research from a broad spectrum of traffic psychology professionals from around the globe, with particular emphasis placed on topics with international impact.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Out-of-Home Activity Patterns & the Consequences of Driving Retirement in Older Adults with Dementia
- Mental Illness, Drug Treatments & Fitness to Drive
- Characteristics of Impaired Drivers Who Enter Substance Abuse Treatment
- Keeping Your Child Safe on the Road: The Parental Factor in Adolescent Reckless Driving
- Young Novice Drivers & the Development of Somatic Markers for Risk on the Road
- Older Drivers' Risky & Compensatory Driving: Development of a Safe Driving Workbook for Older Drivers
- Gender Effects in Mobile Phone Distraction from Driving (Julia D. Irwin, Eugene Chekaluk, & Louise Geaghan)
- Self-Regulation & Driving Behavior
- The Influence of Emotions on Driving Behavior
- A Community-Based Program to Reduce Tailgating Behavior
- Name Discrimination of Potential Job Applicants: The Spillover of Commuter Stress & Modern Racist Attitudes
- Understanding Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol in Turkey: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior
- Leisure Powered Two Wheeler Use: Safety Implications of Riding as a Group Activity (
- Driver Space Preference: Differences Across Age, Gender & Traffic Conditions
- Can Neighborhood Green Alleviate Traffic Stress?
- Does Driving Safety Culture Explain Discrepant Seat Belt Use Between St. Martin & St. Maarten?
- Questioning the Questionnaire: Assessing the External Validity of Paper-and-Pencil Measures of Driver Aggression
- Assessing Subjective Driving Skills: An Example of Development & Validation of a Self-Assessment Instrument
- Warnings & Instrument Design Layout
- Self Induced Speed Oscillation & Speed Production
- Index.
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