Adolescent Risk Research Unit (ARRU), Sunshine Coast Mind and Neuroscience - Thompson Institute, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia; School of Social Science, Faculty of Arts, Business, and Law, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia; Sustainability Research Centre, Faculty of Arts and Business, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia.
Faculty of Arts and Business, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia.
Accid Anal Prev. 2018 Sep;118:38-53. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2018.03.009. Epub 2018 May 31.
Driving courtesy, and conversely driving discourtesy, recently has been of great interest in the public domain. In addition, there has been increasing recognition of the negative impact of stress upon the individual's health and wellbeing, with a plethora of interventions aimed at minimising stress more generally. The research literature regarding driving dis/courtesy, in comparison, is scant, with a handful of studies examining the dis/courteous driving behaviour of road users, and the relationship between driving discourtesy and driving stress.
To examine courteous and discourteous driving experiences, and to explore the impact of stress associated with such driving experiences.
Thirty-eight drivers (20 females) from the Sunshine Coast region volunteered to participate in one of four 1-1.5 h focus groups. Content analysis used the verbatim utterances captured via an Mp3 device.
Three themes pertaining to stressful and discourteous interactions were identified. Theme one pertained to the driving context: road infrastructure (eg, roundabouts, roadwork), vehicles (eg, features), location (eg, country vs city, unfamiliar areas), and temporal aspects (eg, holidays). Theme two pertained to other road users: their behaviour (eg, tailgating, merging), and unknown factors (eg, illicit and licit drug use). Theme three pertained to the self as road user: their own behaviours (eg, deliberate intimidation), and their emotions (eg, angry reaction to other drivers, being in control).
Driving dis/courtesy and driving stress is a complex phenomenon, suggesting complex intervention efforts are required. Driving discourtesy was reported as being highly stressful, therefore intervention efforts which encourage driving courtesy and which foster emotional capacity to cope with stressful circumstances appear warranted.
礼貌驾驶和不礼貌驾驶最近在公众领域引起了极大的关注。此外，人们越来越认识到压力对个人健康和幸福的负面影响，因此出现了大量旨在减轻压力的干预措施。相比之下，关于驾驶礼貌和不礼貌的研究文献很少，只有少数研究考察了道路使用者的不礼貌驾驶行为，以及驾驶不礼貌与驾驶压力之间的关系。
检查礼貌和不礼貌的驾驶体验，并探讨与这种驾驶体验相关的压力的影响。
来自阳光海岸地区的 38 名驾驶员（20 名女性）自愿参加了四个 1-1.5 小时的焦点小组之一。内容分析使用通过 Mp3 设备捕获的逐字记录。
确定了与有压力和不礼貌的互动相关的三个主题。主题一涉及驾驶环境：道路基础设施（例如，环岛、道路施工）、车辆（例如，功能）、位置（例如，乡村与城市、不熟悉的区域）和时间方面（例如，假期）。主题二涉及其他道路使用者：他们的行为（例如，尾随、并线）和未知因素（例如，非法和合法药物使用）。主题三涉及作为道路使用者的自我：他们自己的行为（例如，故意恐吓）和他们的情绪（例如，对其他司机的愤怒反应、控制感）。
礼貌驾驶和不礼貌驾驶以及驾驶压力是一个复杂的现象，这表明需要复杂的干预措施。不礼貌驾驶被报告为高度压力，因此鼓励礼貌驾驶和培养应对压力情况的情绪能力的干预措施似乎是必要的。
