Do threats to masculinity result in more aggressive driving behavior?

Braly, Adam M.; Parent, Mike C.; DeLucia, Patricia R.

doi:10.1037/men0000135

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“…Gender was defined as male or female. Age was divided into four groups: [18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30] years old, [30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40] years old, [40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50] years old, and equal to or greater than 50 years old. Driving experience was divided into three groups: equal to or less than two years, 3-4 years, and equal to or more than five years.…”

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The Influence of Personality and Demographic Characteristics on Aggressive Driving Behaviors in Eastern Chinese Drivers

Liu¹,

Chen²,

Huang³

et al. 2022

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Purpose Road safety research is important due to the large number of road traffic fatalities globally. This study investigated the influences of age, driving experience and other covariates on aggressive driving behavior. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted in Yixing City, Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province, China. Regression analysis was applied to explore the influences of age and driving experience and their interactions with other covariates on aggressive driving behavior. Two analyses methodologies were used to assess the simple effect of the interactions. Firstly, the Jamovi automatic analysis classification program was used to calculate the simple slope test. Second, the SPSS macro program was also used to calculate the simple slope test also. Results A total of 570 drivers (247 males, 282 females) participated in the survey. A negative correlation was found between age and aggressive driving behaviors, and a positive correlation was found between neuroticism and aggressive driving behaviors in the multiple regression analysis. Significant associations were also found between age, driving experience, and depression, as well as age, driving experience, and neuroticism. Simple slope tests showed that depressive symptoms could increase aggressive behaviors in the elderly and experienced drivers. When experiencing neuroticism, individuals with higher driving experience were more aggressive in driving than shorter experienced drivers. Conclusion Age and neuroticism influenced aggressive driving behaviors. Veteran drivers could be aggressive drivers when experiencing depressive symptoms or neuroticism. Mobile intervention could be sent to the potentially risky drivers, which would be safe and broadly feasible to prevent aggressive driving behavior in the background of COVID-19.

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“…In cultures men may act to reassert their masculinity through aggressive behaviors. 38 Dwight A. and David L. reported that violence in driving was more commonly reported in male-drivers. 39 Chinese scholars Jia et al reported that males were much more likely to overtake in a driving environment.…”

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The Influence of Personality and Demographic Characteristics on Aggressive Driving Behaviors in Eastern Chinese Drivers

Liu¹,

Chen²,

Huang³

et al. 2022

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“…Studies have identified many reasons why rates of diagnosis and treatment are lower in men ( Warren, 1983 ; Fava et al, 1991 ; Spence and Robbins, 1992 ; Courtenay, 2000 ; Möller-Leimkühler, 2000 , 2002 , 2016 ; Swendsen and Merikangas, 2000 ; Möller-Leimkühler et al, 2002 ; Zierau et al, 2002 ; Cochran and Rabinowitz, 2003 ; Yu et al, 2004 ; Berger et al, 2005 ; Brownhill et al, 2005 ; Kessler et al, 2005 ; Sigmon et al, 2005 ; Winkler et al, 2005 ; Emslie et al, 2006 ; Rutz and Rhimer, 2007 ; Davis et al, 2008 ; Hausmann et al, 2008 ; Magovcevic and Addis, 2008 ; Oliffe and Phillips, 2008 ; Chuick et al, 2009 ; Cohn et al, 2009 , 2010 ; Levant et al, 2009 , 2011 , 2013 ; Rochlen et al, 2010 ; Weaver et al, 2010 ; Martin et al, 2011 , 2013 ; McCusker and Galupo, 2011 ; Oliffe et al, 2011 , 2012 , 2013 ; Rice et al, 2013 ; Lai et al, 2015 ; Yousaf et al, 2015 ; Whittle et al, 2015 ; Seidler et al, 2016 ; Cavanagh et al, 2017 ; Reiß, 2017 ; Rommel et al, 2017 ; Braly et al, 2018 ; Keil et al, 2020 ; Serafini et al, 2016 , 2017 ). For example, men use medical services and preventive and health-promoting measures far less often than women ( Seidler et al, 2016 ; Rommel et al, 2017 ).…”

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“…In numerous studies, men also report aggressiveness and outbursts of anger during a depressive episode (Fava et al, 1991;Zierau et al, 2002;Winkler et al, 2005;Magovcevic and Addis, 2008;Martin et al, 2013;Rice et al, 2013). In men, aggressive behavior is an accepted way to resolve conflicts and is seen as a practical way to regain control over negative feelings (Cohn et al, 2009(Cohn et al, , 2010Weaver et al, 2010;Braly et al, 2018). Moreover, aggressiveness is firmly anchored in the masculine role model.…”

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Gender-Specific Differences in Depressive Behavior Among Forensic Psychiatric Patients

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BackgroundWomen are almost twice as likely to develop depression than men, but men commit suicide more often. One explanation for this paradox is that current depression inventories do not fully capture typical male symptoms of depression. Several studies showed that most depression symptoms in men are masked by externalizing behaviors, such as aggressiveness, addiction, and risky behavior. Here, we explored the differences in depression symptoms between men and women in a forensic psychiatric sample.MethodsWe screened 182 forensic psychiatric patients and selected a matched sample (21 women and 21 men). External symptoms of depression were assessed with the Gender-Sensitive Depression Screening (GSDS) and internal symptoms with the Beck Depression Inventory Revision.ResultsAlthough externalizing behaviors were similar in both groups, we found a significant relationship between external and internal depression symptoms only in men. In addition, male forensic patients with a history of suicide had higher scores in the GSDS, whereas female patients with a history of suicide had higher scores in the Beck Depression Inventory Revision.DiscussionThe finding that the GSDS detected depression symptoms in men indicates that this instrument might be useful for developing assessments to prevent suicide in forensic practice.

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“…It was found that more men from the hair-braiding task chose to hit sandbags (rather than to guess riddles) than the males who had been making ropes, the males who had performed the hair-braiding task hit the mat harder than the men who had conducted the rope weaving task, and the men who hit the mats after the hair-braiding task had a lower level of anxiety than the men who were not allowed to hit the mats after the hair-braiding task. Braly, Parent, and DeLucia (2018) also found that in response to threats to their masculinity, men might act to reassert their masculinity through aggressive driving responses, and it was concluded that threats to manhood could evoke increased aggressive cognition and behavior.…”

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Precarious Manhood and Its Effects on Aggression: The Role of Cultural Script

Jin

Sun

et al. 2018

J Interpers Violence

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The present study tests the precariousness of manhood and the impact of precarious manhood on aggression. In total, 50 undergraduates (25 girls, 25 boys) participated in this experiment. It was found that the male participants used more verbs in the “A man should__” sentence string than in the “One woman should__” sentence string, and similar language patterns were found even after controlling for gender stereotypes. Individuals were found to more often attribute the individual behavior caused by cultural scripts to external situational factors; that is, if individuals agreed that another male’s aggression was due to threatened manhood, this behavior was seen to be because of the male cultural script and was due to external circumstances. To test this view, a total of 56 college students participated in this experiment. In total, 25 college students (11 males, 14 females) took part in the attribution evaluation of two male fighters, and 31 college students (15 males, 16 females) participated in the attribution evaluation of two female fighters. It was found that the male participants believed that other male physical aggression that threatened their manhood was induced by situational factors rather than the internal characteristics of the attacker. The differences between the female participants were not significant, indicating that it was part of the male cultural script for men (rather than women) to defend or restore precarious manhood through aggression.

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Do threats to masculinity result in more aggressive driving behavior?

Cited by 16 publications

References 37 publications

The Influence of Personality and Demographic Characteristics on Aggressive Driving Behaviors in Eastern Chinese Drivers

The Influence of Personality and Demographic Characteristics on Aggressive Driving Behaviors in Eastern Chinese Drivers

Gender-Specific Differences in Depressive Behavior Among Forensic Psychiatric Patients

Precarious Manhood and Its Effects on Aggression: The Role of Cultural Script

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