Driving anger scale validation: Relationship of driving anger with the aberrant driving behaviour of truck drivers |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Safety Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Zhejiang, China;2. Department of Advanced Design and Systems Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;1. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Monash University, 21 Alliance Way, Clayton Campus, 3800, Australia;2. The Cairnmillar Institute, 391-393 Tooronga Road, Hawthorn East, Victoria 3123, Australia;1. School of Civil Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Narmak, Tehran, Iran;2. Traffic Research Laboratory (TRL), Iran University of Science and Technology, Narmak, Tehran, Iran;3. Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway;1. Technical College of Applied Sciences, Urosevac (Leposavic), Serbia;2. Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway;3. Department of Transport, Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia;4. Psychology Department, West University of Timișoara, Timișoara, Romania;5. Transport Department, University of Ruse, Ruse, Bulgaria;1. French Armed Forces Biomedical Research Institute (IRBA), 91223 Brétigny-sur-Orge Cedex, France;2. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Monash University, 21 Alliance Way, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia;3. Department of Psychology, Middle East Technical University, Northern Cyprus Campus, Güzelyurt/Morphou, Northern Cyprus;1. School of Automobile and Traffic Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, Anhui, PR China;2. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Texas Tech University, Box 41023, Lubbock, TX 79409, United States |
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| Abstract: | Truck-related accidents in China have substantially increased. Truck driver safety issues have elicited considerable attention from transportation safety researchers. Driving anger is one of the most important factors that influence driving behaviour. However, little knowledge about the driving anger of truck drivers was available in the relevant literature. This study aimed to (1) provide empirical data about the driving anger of truck drivers, (2) examine the factor structure and psychometric properties of the driving anger scale (DAS) with a sample of truck drivers and (3) explore how the driving anger of truck drivers predicts their aberrant driving behaviour. The three-part survey data from 475 randomly selected truck drivers were collected in this study. The self-reported aberrant driving behaviour that was measured with the driving behaviour questionnaire was predicted by the drivers’ DAS ratings. One-factor structure and three-factor structure of the DAS were tested for Chinese truck drivers. Results indicated that the one-factor structure of the six-item DAS was more suitable for truck drivers than the three-factor structure. The factor structure of the DAS for Chinese truck drivers was consistent with the structure of the original version by Deffenbacher, Oetting, and Lynch (1994). The internal consistency, convergent validity and criterion-related validity of the six-item DAS were acceptable. Driving anger amongst truck drivers can be used to predict their aberrant driving behaviour. This study identified several practical implications to reduce the driving anger of truck drivers and consequently improve their driving behaviour. |
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| Keywords: | Aberrant driving behaviour Driving anger Factor structure Psychometric properties Truck driver |
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