Passion for Driving and Aggressive Driving Behavior: A Look at Their Relationship

The purpose of the present research was to investigate the relationship between passion for driving and aggressive driving behavior in 3 studies. Study 1 examined the association between passion and aggressive driving behavior in a sample of undergraduate students. Results showed that an obsessive p...

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Published in:Journal of applied social psychology 2009-12, Vol.39 (12), p.3020-3043
Main Authors: Philippe, Frederick L., Vallerand, Robert J., Richer, Isabelle, Vallières, ÉVelyne, Bergeron, Jacques
Format: Article
Language:English
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Automobile driving
Road rage
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Summary:The purpose of the present research was to investigate the relationship between passion for driving and aggressive driving behavior in 3 studies. Study 1 examined the association between passion and aggressive driving behavior in a sample of undergraduate students. Results showed that an obsessive passion for driving was associated with aggressive driving behavior, while harmonious passion was not. Study 2 replicated these results with an ecologically valid sample of community‐dwelling drivers. Finally, Study 3 replicated the results obtained in Studies 1 and 2 in a laboratory setting using a driving simulator under controlled frustrating driving situations with judges' assessment of aggressive driving behavior. Study 3 also showed that the emotion of anger mediated the obsessive‐passion/aggressive‐driving‐behavior relationship.
ISSN:0021-9029
1559-1816
DOI:10.1111/j.1559-1816.2009.00559.x