Sullman Mark J M, Stephens Amanda N, Yong Michelle
School of Engineering, Cranfield University, UK.
College of Arts, Psychology, Victoria University, Australia.
Accid Anal Prev. 2014 Oct;71:1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2014.04.019. Epub 2014 May 24.
The present study examined the types of situations that cause Malaysian drivers to become angry. The 33-item version of the driver anger scale (Deffenbacher et al., 1994) was used to investigate driver anger amongst a sample of 339 drivers. Confirmatory factor analysis showed that the fit of the original six-factor model (discourtesy, traffic obstructions, hostile gestures, slow driving, illegal driving and police presence), after removing one item and allowing three error pairs to covary, was satisfactory. Female drivers reported more anger, than males, caused by traffic obstruction and hostile gestures. Age was also negatively related to five (discourtesy, traffic obstructions, hostile gestures, slow driving and police presence) of the six factors and also to the total DAS score. Furthermore, although they were not directly related to crash involvement, several of the six forms of driving anger were significantly related to the crash-related conditions of: near misses, loss of concentration, having lost control of a vehicle and being ticketed. Overall the pattern of findings made in the present research were broadly similar to those from Western countries, indicating that the DAS is a valid measure of driving anger even among non-European based cultures.
本研究考察了导致马来西亚司机发怒的情境类型。采用33项版本的司机愤怒量表（Deffenbacher等人，1994年）对339名司机样本的愤怒情况进行调查。验证性因素分析表明，在去除一项并允许三对误差项协变后，原始六因素模型（无礼行为、交通堵塞、敌对手势、慢速驾驶、违法驾驶和警察在场）的拟合效果令人满意。女性司机报告称，交通堵塞和敌对手势比男性司机更容易使其发怒。年龄与六个因素中的五个（无礼行为、交通堵塞、敌对手势、慢速驾驶和警察在场）以及司机愤怒量表总分也呈负相关。此外，虽然六种驾驶愤怒形式中的几种与撞车事故没有直接关联，但与以下与撞车相关的情况显著相关：险些相撞、注意力不集中、车辆失控和被开罚单。总体而言，本研究的结果模式与西方国家的大致相似，表明即使在非欧洲文化背景中，司机愤怒量表也是衡量驾驶愤怒的有效工具。
