Predicting driving anger from trait aggression and self-control
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Published on: August 26, 2011
Jeffrey B Brookings1, Hillary DeRoo, Jessica Grimone
1Department of Psychology, Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH 44501, USA. jbrookings@wittenberg.edu
Abstract:
Undergraduates (N=115) completed the Propensity for Angry Driving Scale, Driving Anger Scale, and measures of trait aggression and self-control. Aggression and self-control correlated significantly with scores on the two scales, and Aggression subscale scores explained significant unique variance in both, but the predicated interaction of aggression and self-control was not significant. The Propensity for Angry Driving Scale is recommended to measure self-reported aggressive driving, and the Driving Anger Scale for assessment of driving-related anger.
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