Ruppin Academic Center, Emek Hefer 40250, Israel.
Accid Anal Prev. 2013 Oct;59:459-65. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2013.06.023. Epub 2013 Jul 3.
Aggressive driving is a growing problem worldwide. Previous research has provided us with some insights into the characteristics of drivers prone to aggressiveness on the road and into the external conditions triggering such behavior. Little is known, however, about the personality traits of aggressive drivers. The present study proposes planned behavior and materialism as predictors of aggressive driving behavior.
DESIGN/METHODOLOGY: Data was gathered using a questionnaire-based survey of 220 individuals from twelve large industrial organizations in Israel. Our hypotheses were tested using structural equation modeling.
Our results indicate that while planned behavior is a good predictor of the intention to behave aggressively, it has no impact on the tendency to behave aggressively. Materialism, however, was found to be a significant indicator of aggressive driving behavior.
Our study is based on a self-reported survey, therefore might suffer from several issues concerning the willingness to answer truthfully. Furthermore, the sampling group might be seen as somewhat biased due to the relatively high income/education levels of the respondents.
ORIGINALITY/VALUE: While both issues, aggressive driving and the theory of planned behavior, have been studied previously, the linkage between the two as well as the ability of materialism to predict aggressive behavior received little attention previously. The present study encompasses these constructs providing new insights into the linkage between them.
攻击性驾驶是一个在全球范围内日益严重的问题。先前的研究使我们对易发生攻击性驾驶的驾驶员的特征以及引发这种行为的外部条件有了一些了解。然而，关于攻击性驾驶员的人格特质却知之甚少。本研究提出计划行为和物质主义是预测攻击性驾驶行为的因素。
设计/方法：本研究通过对以色列 12 家大型工业组织的 220 名个人进行问卷调查，收集了数据。我们使用结构方程模型来检验我们的假设。
研究结果表明，虽然计划行为是预测攻击性驾驶意图的一个很好的指标，但它对攻击性驾驶倾向没有影响。然而，物质主义被发现是攻击性驾驶行为的一个重要指标。
本研究基于自我报告的调查，因此可能存在一些关于如实回答的意愿问题。此外，由于受访者的收入/教育水平相对较高，抽样群体可能存在一定的偏差。
创新性/价值：虽然攻击性驾驶和计划行为理论这两个问题都已经被研究过，但两者之间的联系以及物质主义预测攻击性行为的能力以前很少受到关注。本研究涵盖了这些结构，为它们之间的联系提供了新的见解。
