The relationship between driving anger and risk could be non-linear. Towards a circumplex model of anger and risk on the road / La relación entre la ira y el riesgo en la conducción podría ser no lineal. Hacia un modelo circumplejo de la ira y el riesgo en carretera. Issue 2 (3rd May 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Herrero-Fernández, David
• Is Part Of: Revista de psicología social. Volume 31:Issue 2(2016)
• Page Start: 352
• Page End: 367
• Publication Date: 2016-05-03
• Subjects: aggressive driving -- human factor -- risky driving; conducción agresiva -- factor humano -- conducción temeraria; Social psychology -- Periodicals; Social psychology; Periodicals; 302
• DOI: 10.1080/02134748.2016.1143180
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0213-4748

Abstract

Abstract: Hypotheses of non-linear relationships are not common in the social sciences, although some relationships among variables are more likely to be curvilinear. Based on previous research, the current study analysed the relationship between driving anger (state anger) and risk (mean speed) in a simulation task. Seventy-two participants completed a driving simulation task and, immediately following task completion, answered a state anger self-reported measure. The results show that a quadratic relationship between these variables explained more variance than a linear relationship (22.2% and 9.0%, respectively). From these results and previous findings, a circumplex model of the relationship among anger, aggression and risky road behaviour is proposed. Finally, the implications of these results are discussed.