Forgiveness and adverse driving outcomes within the past five years: Driving anger, driving anger expression, and aggressive driving behaviors as mediators

The goal of the present study was to examine the role of personality and individual differences on aggressive driving. It was hypothesized that personality and individual differences would be significantly related to aggressive driving behavior. A sample of n = 252 participants from a southeastern university and surrounding community were required to complete a series of driving questionnaires; the ADBQ, DBQ, and CFQ-D; and a series of personality questionnaires; the IPIP-NEO-PIR and BFI. Our results indicated that personality factors and individual differences significantly predicted aggressive driving outcomes. These results provided a preliminary personality based characteristic profile of the aggressive driver. These results also support the use of trait anger and trait cooperation independently from the subscales they are derived from (Neuroticism and Agreeableness) to predict aggressive driving behaviors. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

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Aggressive driving in Romania: Psychometric properties of the Driving Anger Expression Inventory

Transportation Research Part F Traffic Psychology and Behaviour ◽

10.1016/j.trf.2012.05.009 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 15 (5) ◽

pp. 556-564 ◽

Cited By ~ 26

Author(s):

Paul Sârbescu

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Anger Expression ◽

Aggressive Driving ◽

Driving Anger

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Factors of the “Aggressive Driving” Behaviour amongst Malaysian Drivers

International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology - Regular Issue ◽

10.35940/ijeat.f9503.088619 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (6) ◽

pp. 3359-3366

Keyword(s):

Motor Vehicle ◽

Anger Expression ◽

Driving Behavior ◽

Motor Vehicle Crash ◽

Aggressive Driving ◽

The Road ◽

Driving Anger ◽

Multiple Factors ◽

Driving Behaviour ◽

On The Road

This study explores factors that lead towards aggressive driving behaviour among Malaysian drivers and to determine the highest factor that contributes to these aggressive driving styles in Malaysia. Driving aggressively increases the chances of drivers becoming involved in a motor vehicle crash, and aggressive driving behavior occurs happens due to multiple factors. The Driving Anger Expression Inventory (DAX) is used to calculate the factors corresponding to their anger while driving. There are four factors that has been identified to define how people expressed their anger while driving by using DAX, they are Verbally Aggressive Expression (α=0.7332), Physically Aggressive Expression (α=0.8548), Using the Vehicle for Aggressive Expression (α=0.7267) and Adaptive/Constructive Expression (α=0.8711). At the end of this research, we found out that the Adaptive/Constructive Expression is the highest factor and most commonly used amongst drivers to adapt to these aggressive situations on the road. Followed by the factor Verbally Aggressive Expression and Using the Vehicle for Aggressive Expression. Then, the least often used factor in Malaysia is Physically Aggressive Expression. Therefore, some mitigation plans should be considered towards reducing accidents in Malaysia which is on a yearly rising trend.

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