Driver anger in France: The relationships between sex,gender roles,trait and state driving anger and appraisals made while driving |
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| Affiliation: | 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. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Monash University, Australia;2. Harvard Injury Control Research Center, Harvard School of Public Health, United States;1. National Aviation University, Kiev, Ukraine;2. Accident Research Centre, Monash University, Clayton, Australia;3. Driving Research Group, Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, UK;1. University of Florence, Department of Industrial Engineering, Italy;2. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia;3. Seeing Machines, Canberra, ACT 2609, Australia;1. Department of Legal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Butenfeld 34, 22529 Hamburg, Germany;2. Medico-Legal Center for Victims of Violence, Department of Legal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Butenfeld 34, 22529 Hamburg, Germany;1. Department of Social Sciences, University of Nicosia, Cyprus;2. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Monash University, Clayton, Australia;3. School of Psychology, Massey University, New Zealand;1. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Monash University, Australia;2. Eastern Health, Australia;3. Eastern Health Clinical School Monash University, Australia;4. La Trobe University, Australia;5. Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, Australia;6. Centre on Aging and Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada;7. University of Waterloo, Canada;8. University of Victoria, Canada;9. Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Canada |
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| Abstract: | This study aimed to further understand the relationships between sex, gender identity, trait and state driving anger and situational appraisals made while driving, and to validate the 33-item Driving Anger Scale (DAS) in a sample of drivers from France. In total, 378 drivers (males = 38%) aged from 18 to 79 years completed a survey containing the 33-item DAS, the Bem Sex-Role Inventory (BSRI) and eight questions regarding self-reported state anger and appraisals in relation to a recalled recent anger provoking situation experienced while driving. Confirmatory Factor Analysis supported the original six-factor structure of the 33-item DAS. Moreover, Structural Equation Modelling of the factors associated with the recalled anger event showed that trait anger influenced state anger through negative appraisal tendencies, and this was influenced by both sex and gender roles. Females and those reporting more masculine traits tended to have higher levels of trait driving anger. Conversely, drivers with feminine traits had low state anger except if they negatively appraised the situation. This new model could be taken into consideration for developing interventions to reduce anger and “road rage” incidents. |
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| Keywords: | Driving Anger Scale (DAS) France Gender roles Sex Appraisals |
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