LIFE EVENTS, SUBJECTIVE STRESS, AND TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

In a departure from traditional personality-oriented traffic accident research, the authors assessed, through a self-administered questionnaire, the role of transitory life change and subjective stress among 532 general and alcoholic male drivers. They found that these two factors was significantly correlated with traffic accidents but that personality and demographic variable were not. The need for additional research in this area is emphasized.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/0002953X
• Corporate Authors:

  American Psychiatric Association

  1700 18th Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20009
• Authors:
  • SELZER, M L
  • Vinokur, A
• Publication Date: 1974-8

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 903-906
• Serial:
  • American Journal of Psychiatry
  • Volume: 131
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: American Psychiatric Association
  • ISSN: 0002-953X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Demographics; Drivers; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Internal forces; Males; Personality; Questionnaires; Traffic crashes
• Old TRIS Terms: Male drivers
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00080754
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 26 1975 12:00AM