Highlights We examine the role of forgivingness, anger, and hostility in aggressive driving. Driving anger is a mediator between forgivingness and aggressive driving. Driving anger is a mediator between general anger and aggressive driving. Hostility might be a unique predictor of self-reported aggressive driving. The perception that other drivers behave aggressively was predicted by driving anger.
Abstract This study was aimed at investigating the relationship between trait forgivingness, general anger, hostility, driving anger, and self-reported aggressive driving committed by the driver him/herself (“self” scale) and perceiving him/herself as an object of other drivers’ aggressive acts (“other” scale). The Slovak version of questionnaires was administrated to a sample of 612 Slovak and Czech drivers. First, the factor structure of the Driver Anger Indicators Scale (DAIS) was investigated. Factor analyses of the self and other parts of the DAIS resulted in two factors, which were named as aggressive warnings and hostile aggression and revenge. Next, the results showed that from all dependent variables (scales of the DAIS), self-reported aggressive warnings (self) on the road were predicted best by chosen person-related factors. The path model for aggressive warnings (self) suggested that trait forgivingness and general anger were fully mediated by driving anger whereas hostility proved to be a unique predictor of aggressive behavior in traffic. Driving anger was found to be the best predictor of perceptions that other drivers behave aggressively.
Forgivingness, anger, and hostility in aggressive driving
Accident Analysis and Prevention ; 62 ; 303-308
2013-10-13
6 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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