Open AccessAggressive Behavior and Unstable Mental States in Car Drivers
Author(s) -
А И Четверикова,
В. В. Ермолаев,
J. Voroncova,
Е. В. Бутовская
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
vestnik kemerovskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2078-8983
pISSN - 2078-8975
DOI - 10.21603/2078-8975-2019-21-4-1030-1038
Subject(s) - aggressive driving , aggression , anger , mental state , psychology , dangerous driving , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , applied psychology , clinical psychology , social psychology , medicine , medical emergency , political science , law
The present paper focuses on the connection between aggressive behavior and unstable mental states in car drivers. The hypothesis was that aggressive behavior of drivers is caused by an unstable mental state. The experiment featured 27 car drivers involved in road traffic accidents and 33 drivers without an accident history over the past two years. Their age was 18–57 years, driving experience – 2–38 years, average annual mileage – 20,000–50,000 kilometers. The following blank and instrumental methods were used as diagnostic tools: Hand-test, Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire, Dula Dangerous Driving Index, Driving Anger Expression Inventory, and a hardware-software complex for testing drivers UPDK-MK Avtomobilny-M. According to the results, the drivers with a bad driving history demonstrated serious unstable mental states, as well as statistically significant connection between aggressive behavior and negative unstable mental states.