A contextual model of driving anger: A meta-analysis

Demir, Başar; Demir, Sıla; Özkan, Türker

doi:10.1016/j.trf.2016.09.020

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“…They found that driving anger was associated with outcome variables such as aggressive driving, errors and violations, consistent with Zhang and Chang (2016) . Nevertheless, Demir et al (2016) found that violations had the strongest relationship with driving anger.…”

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“…Road users’ anger has been found to be a crucial variable for the understanding of safety related outcomes and behavioral adaptation leading to them ( Lewis-Evans et al, 2013 ; Demir et al, 2016 ), nevertheless, the majority of the studies conducted so far have focused only on drivers’ anger (i.e., as opposed to other road users’), which has been defined as the tendency to become angry while driving ( Deffenbacher et al, 1994 ; Demir et al, 2016 ). Previous research has found a positive relationship between car driver’s anger and aggressive road behavior, as well as between them and crash and safety related outcomes (e.g., Deffenbacher et al, 2002 , 2003 ; Mesken et al, 2007 ; Bjorklund, 2008 ; Deffenbacher, 2008 ; Stephens and Ohtsuka, 2014 ; Stephens and Sullman, 2015 ).…”

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“…Moreover, the authors stated that driver anger was most strongly related to aggressive driving, which has been found to mediate the relationship between anger and crash-related outcomes ( Stephens and Sullman, 2015 ) and to be associated with feelings of frustration and hostile appraisals of other drivers ( Gulian et al, 1989 ; Sümer, 2003 ). Demir et al (2016) analyzed 48 studies using meta-analytic techniques from the scope of the Contextual Mediated Model ( Sümer, 2003 ), which states that accident involvement (and thus, involvement in safety related outcomes) is predicted by the distal context, comprising road, vehicle and individual characteristics, and this relationship is mediated by the proximal context, consisting of driver’s performance and behavior. They found that driving anger was associated with outcome variables such as aggressive driving, errors and violations, consistent with Zhang and Chang (2016) .…”

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“…The target feeling, and thus the actions to attain it, might vary as a result of the risks involved in the scenario as well as the anger provoked in the cyclist, since anger can increase perception of control and reduce that of risk. Moreover, anger leads to road aggression ( Demir et al, 2016 ), and power imbalance can take a key role in this relationship. Cavacuiti et al (2013) found that road users inside a vehicle felt more secure, with more power, and that power imbalance seemed to enhance how threatening potentially harmful actions or road aggression were perceived by the road user with less power.…”

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Cyclists’ Anger As Determinant of Near Misses Involving Different Road Users

Puchades¹,

Rondinella

Fassina³

et al. 2017

Front. Psychol.

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Road anger constitutes one of the determinant factors related to safety outcomes (e.g., accidents, near misses). Although cyclists are considered vulnerable road users due to their relatively high rate of fatalities in traffic, previous research has solely focused on car drivers, and no study has yet investigated the effect of anger on cyclists’ safety outcomes. The present research aims to investigate, for the first time, the effects of cycling anger toward different types of road users on near misses involving such road users and near misses in general. Using a daily diary web-based questionnaire, we collected data about daily trips, bicycle use, near misses experienced, cyclist’s anger and demographic information from 254 Spanish cyclists. Poisson regression was used to assess the association of cycling anger with near misses, which is a count variable. No relationship was found between general cycling anger and near misses occurrence. Anger toward specific road users had different effects on the probability of near misses with different road users. Anger toward the interaction with car drivers increased the probability of near misses involving cyclists and pedestrians. Anger toward interaction with pedestrians was associated with higher probability of near misses with pedestrians. Anger toward cyclists exerted no effect on the probability of near misses with any road user (i.e., car drivers, cyclists or pedestrians), whereas anger toward the interactions with the police had a diminishing effect on the occurrence of near misses’ involving all types of road users. The present study demonstrated that the effect of road anger on safety outcomes among cyclists is different from that of motorists. Moreover, the target of anger played an important role on safety both for the cyclist and the specific road users. Possible explanations for these differences are based on the difference in status and power with motorists, as well as on the potential displaced aggression produced by the fear of retaliation by motorized vehicle users.

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confidence: 95%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Cyclists’ Anger As Determinant of Near Misses Involving Different Road Users

Puchades¹,

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Fassina³

et al. 2017

Front. Psychol.

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“…Bir diğer çalışmada öfke, kaygı ve mutluluk duygularının sıklık ve şiddetleri yaşla ilişkili bulunmamışsa da, maruz kalma arttıkça kaygılı hissetme sıklığının azaldığı bulunmuştur (Mesken et al 2007). Sürücü öfkesi konusunda yapılan bir meta-analiz çalışmasında, söz konusu değişkenin, hata, ihmal, ihlal ve sürücülükte öfke ifadesi ile pozitif yönde ilişki göstermesi, öfke duygusunun trafik güvenliği çıktıları bakımından önemini yansıtmaktadır (Demir et al 2016). Öte yandan aynı meta-analiz çalışmasında sürücü öfkesinin yaşla negatif yönde ilişkili olduğu bulunmuştur.…”

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Yaşlı Sürücülerin Trafik Deneyimleri

Fındık¹,

Öz²

2018

MJH

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Öz: Trafikte yer alan sürücü gruplarından biri olan yaşlı sürücülerin gelişimsel özellikleri ve deneyimleri ile ilişkili olarak trafikte birtakım özel davranışlar sergilediği görülmektedir. Mevcut çalışmada yaşlı sürücülerin trafikteki bireysel deneyimlerinin kendi bakış açılarından ve kendi ifadeleriyle detaylı biçimde ortaya konulması hedeflenmiştir. Bu amaç doğrultusunda, Ankara ilinde yaşayan, 60 ve üzeri yaştaki 10 erkek katılımcı ile yarı yapılandırılmış görüşmeler gerçekleştirilmiş ve toplanan veriler, yorumlayıcı fenomenolojik analiz yöntemi ile incelenmiştir. Elde edilen bulgulara göre, yaşlı sürücülerin trafikteki deneyimleri yaşla gelen davranış değişikliği, yaşla bağlantılı olumsuz yaşantılar ve duygusal deneyimler, yaşla gelen bilişsel ve fizyolojik değişimler olmak üzere üç üst tema etrafında toplanmaktadır. Yıllar içinde sürücülükte birtakım değişikliklerin meydana geldiği konusunda katılımcıların çoğunun hemfikir olduğu görülmüştür. Yaşlı sürücülerin duygusal deneyimleri, trafiğin yoğun olduğu zorlayıcı durumlarda veya diğer yol kullanıcıları tarafından yapılan saldırgan davranışlara maruz kalın-dığında bazı olumsuzluklar içermektedir. Katılımcıların, kendilerindeki yaşla gelişen fizyolojik ve bilişsel performans düşüşünün farkında oldukları da bulgular arasındadır. Gelecekte yapılması planlanan iyileş-tirme çalışmaları için anlamlı bir zemin hazırlayan araştırma bulguları detaylı bir şekilde sunulmuş ve yorumlanmıştır. Anahtar sözcükler: Yorumlayıcı Fenomenolojik Analiz, Nitel Analiz, Yaşlı Sürücüler, Yaşlı BireylerAbstract: Older drivers display a set of distinct behaviors in traffic in relation to their developmental characteristics and experiences. In the current study, we aim to reveal older drivers' individual experiences in traffic from their perspective and through their expressions. In line with this aim, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 10 male participants aged 60 or older living in Ankara and examined the resultant data through interpretative phenomenological analysis. According to these results, these traffic experiences of older drivers are grouped around three superordinate themes; namely, behavioral changes brought by age, negative incidents and emotional experiences related to age, and cognitive and physiological changes brought by age. According to these results, most participants agreed that they experienced various changes in their driving with age. Emotional experiences of older drivers included several negative consequences under difficult conditions characterized by heavy traffic or when faced with aggressive behavior from other drivers. Another finding was that older drivers were aware that physiological and cognitive performance declines with increasing age. The results, providing a noteworthy base for future intervention programs, are presented and discussed in detail.

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Gendered Self-Concept and the Aggressive Expression of Driving Anger: Positive Femininity Buffers Negative Masculinity

Krahé

2017

Sex Roles

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A contextual model of driving anger: A meta-analysis

Cited by 43 publications

References 85 publications

Cyclists’ Anger As Determinant of Near Misses Involving Different Road Users

Cyclists’ Anger As Determinant of Near Misses Involving Different Road Users

Yaşlı Sürücülerin Trafik Deneyimleri

Gendered Self-Concept and the Aggressive Expression of Driving Anger: Positive Femininity Buffers Negative Masculinity

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