Self-determination theory as a framework for understanding road rage.

Author(s)
Knee, C.R. Neighbors, C. & Vietor, N.A.
Year
Abstract

The present study examined relations between motivational orientations, driving anger, and aggressive driving behaviors. It was hypothesized that the tendency to regulate behavior according to contingencies and pressures (controlled orientation), as opposed to interest and choice (autonomy orientation), would be associated with experiencing more driving anger and in turn driving more aggressively. Data from 109 college students were examined. As hypothesized, (a) controlled orientation was associated with feeling more driving anger a a reult of other drivers' actions; (b) controlled orientation was associated with more aggressive driving behaviors and more traffic citations; (c) the relation between controlled orientation and aggressive driving was mediated by driving anger; and (d) self-esteem and social anxiety id not account for the results of motivtional orientations. (A)

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20011915 ST [electronic version only]
Source

Journal of Applied Social Psychology, Vol. 31 (2001), No. 5, p. 889-904, 33 ref.

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