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Passion for Driving and Aggressive Driving Behavior: A Look at Their Relationship
Author(s) -
Philippe Frederick L.,
Vallerand Robert J.,
Richer Isabelle,
Vallières ÉVelyne,
Bergeron Jacques
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2009.00559.x
Subject(s) - passion , anger , psychology , sample (material) , social psychology , aggressive driving , aggression , applied psychology , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , chemistry , medicine , environmental health , chromatography
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.