Dimensions of driving anger and their relationships with aberrant driving

Personality and Behavioral Predictors of Cyclist Involvement in Crash-Related Conditions

“…Although similar relationships have been documented in several earlier studies [46,47], the current results would provide a clearer picture of the association between these two constructs by employing a latent variable structure as well as a more comprehensive measure of cycling behavior. The findings also resemble conclusions drawn by previous research on automobile drivers, where driving anger was found to significantly increase drivers' endorsement of speeding, ordinary violations, and aberrant driving [39,41,65]. Individuals who are susceptible to road anger tend to show more risk-supportive attitudes [66], and are likely to suffer from impaired performance in risk judgement when experiencing anger feelings [67,68].…”

“…Although there is no standard measure of personality that has been used across studies, personality research of this nature on other types of road users in China can provide some inspiration. For example, road anger and sensation-seeking have been identified as critical precursors to unsafe driving for Chinese drivers [36,41,42]. Research on motorcyclists in China showed that those with a traffic offence history presented a tendency of poor response inhibition [43], and impulsiveness was significantly related to commuter motorcyclists' ordinary and aggressive violations [44].…”

Work Environment, Stress, and Driving Anger: A Structural Equation Model for Predicting Traffic Sanctions of Public Transport Drivers

“…A significant number of these studies have found that more accidents occur when drivers experience considerable rates of anger, leading them to express instrumental or hostile behaviors towards others, and to committing core errors and traffic violations [ 27 , 33 , 34 , 35 ]. Ergo, aggressive behaviors are positively associated with the probability of causing traffic accidents, making such behavior relevant to road safety and, of course, to the study of road crashes explained by human factors [ 36 , 37 ]. In this sense, while anger and aggressive driving can help explain a large proportion of global accidents, strategies such as road safety education and training, psychotherapy, and anger-management interventions may contribute to reducing crash rates and the risky behaviors preceding them [ 38 , 39 ].…”

Predicting Errors, Violations, and Safety Participation Behavior at Nuclear Power Plants

“…However, the effect sizes of these factors on violations and errors are different; the former are more closely associated with social and psychological factors such as attitude, while the latter are more strongly affected by deficiencies in cognitive abilities such as information processing efficiency and organization skills [21]. They also differ in their associations with demographic variables such as age and gender [22] and in their contributions to accidents [23,24].…”