Butters Jennifer E, Smart Reginald G, Mann Robert E, Asbridge Mark
Centre for Urban Health Initiatives, University College, Room 259A, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada M5S 3H7.
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2005 Nov 1;80(2):169-75. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2005.03.018.
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationships between illicit drug and alcohol use, problem drinking, and road rage. Particular attention is devoted to the association between these behaviors and frequent involvement in road rage activities. The data are taken from the 2002 Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Monitor, a representative telephone survey with a sample of 2421 adults aged 18 and older in Ontario. A cluster analysis was performed and analysis of variance procedures were used to test for group differences. The cluster analysis revealed five distinct groups involved in various types of road rage behavior. Frequent road ragers, accounting for 5.3% of the sample, were involved in the most severe forms of road rage behavior and were most likely (24%) to report problem drinking and past year cannabis (23.8%), cocaine (5.4%), and ecstasy (10%) use. These data indicate that illicit drug use and alcohol problems are significantly greater for those involved in the most serious forms of road rage behavior. Further work is needed to identify the mechanisms by which illicit drug use and problem drinking are linked to road rage.
本文旨在研究非法药物与酒精使用、问题饮酒和路怒之间的关系。特别关注这些行为与频繁参与路怒活动之间的关联。数据取自2002年成瘾与心理健康中心（CAMH）监测项目，这是一项具有代表性的电话调查，样本为安大略省2421名18岁及以上的成年人。进行了聚类分析，并使用方差分析程序来检验组间差异。聚类分析揭示了参与各种路怒行为的五个不同群体。频繁路怒者占样本的5.3%，他们参与最严重形式的路怒行为，并且最有可能（24%）报告有问题饮酒以及过去一年使用大麻（23.8%）、可卡因（5.4%）和摇头丸（10%）。这些数据表明，参与最严重形式路怒行为的人非法药物使用和酒精问题明显更严重。需要进一步开展工作来确定非法药物使用和问题饮酒与路怒相关联的机制。
