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Who’s more angry? Comparing driver anger and aggression within work and personal driving contexts
Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour ( IF 4.349 ) Pub Date : 2021-07-15 , DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2021.07.002
A.N. Stephens 1 , S. Newnam 1 , K.L. Young 1
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Anger and driver aggression increase crash risk. However, how these manifest according to the purpose of the journey (work vs personal) and the unique relationships between sources of anger and aggressive expressions of that anger is under-researched. The current study examined the relationships between different types of anger and aggression, recent crashes and infringements between drivers who drive mainly for work with those who drive mainly for personal reasons.

Participants (N = 630) completed an online questionnaire reporting their driving anger tendencies across situations of travel delays, danger and hostility from others, frequency of aggressive driving (using the vehicle, verbal or physical) and crash and infringements in the previous year. Drivers were classified as work or personal drivers based on the percentage of the time they drove for each reason. Relationships between anger sources and aggression types were examined using Structural Equation Modelling, comparing models between the two groups. The relationships between aggression and safety outcomes were explored using Mann-Whitney U tests.

The relationships between anger and aggression were similar across work and personal drivers. However, some group differences in the situations that contributed to anger and aggression were identified. Aggression was more frequent for drivers who drove mainly for work and had received a traffic violation, compared to those who had not received a traffic violation.

These findings can inform the development of targeted interventions to manage the triggers of anger and aggression. Interventions are likely to impact work and personal drivers; thus, could target employers and road transport authorities.



中文翻译:

谁更生气?比较司机在工作和个人驾驶环境中的愤怒和攻击性

愤怒和驾驶员的攻击性会增加碰撞风险。然而,这些如何根据旅程的目的(工作与个人)以及愤怒来源与愤怒的侵略性表达之间的独特关系而表现出来的研究不足。当前的研究调查了不同类型的愤怒和攻击性、最近的撞车事故和主要为工作而开车的司机与主要为个人原因开车的司机之间的侵权行为之间的关系。

参与者 (N = 630) 完成了一份在线问卷,报告他们在旅行延误、危险和他人敌意、攻击性驾驶频率(使用车辆,口头或身体)以及碰撞和违规情况下的驾驶愤怒倾向。根据司机因各种原因开车的时间百分比,司机被分为工作司机或私人司机。使用结构方程模型检查愤怒来源和攻击类型之间的关系,比较两组之间的模型。使用 Mann-Whitney U 检验探讨了攻击性和安全性结果之间的关系。

愤怒和攻击性之间的关系在工作和个人驱动因素中是相似的。然而,在导致愤怒和攻击性的情况下,发现了一些群体差异。与没有交通违章的司机相比,那些主要是为了工作而开车并且交通违章的司机更容易发生攻击行为。

这些发现可以为制定有针对性的干预措施提供信息,以管理愤怒和攻击的触发因素。干预措施可能会影响工作和个人司机;因此,可以针对雇主和道路运输当局。

更新日期:2021-07-15
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