• Medientyp: E-Artikel
  • Titel: The Effects of Trait Driving Anger, Anonymity, and Aggressive Stimuli on Aggressive Driving Behavior
  • Beteiligte: Ellison‐Potter, Patricia; Bell, Paul; Deffenbacher, Jerry
  • Erschienen: Wiley, 2001
  • Erschienen in: Journal of Applied Social Psychology
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2001.tb00204.x
  • ISSN: 0021-9029; 1559-1816
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  • Beschreibung: <jats:p>We examined the effects of trait driving anger, aggressive stimuli, and anonymity on aggressive driving behavior in a driving simulation task. High and low driving anger participants were randomly assigned to one of four conditions: (a) anonymous vs. identifiable driver; and (b) exposure to aggressive stimuli versus nonaggressive stimuli. Participants drove more aggressively when they were anonymous (d = .28) and exposed to aggressive stimuli (d = .05). Males drove more aggressively than did females (d = .06). No main or interaction effects were found for trait driving anger. Results suggest that situational factors affecting other forms of aggression are also important in aggressive driving.</jats:p>