The Path to Driving Aggression and Crash Risk: The Role of Metacognition and Anger Rumination in Anger Expression Among Chinese Drivers

IF 2.7 2区 心理学 Q1 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Chenzhao Zhai, İbrahim Öztürk
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Driving anger and aggressive anger expression are prevalent in China, leading to road crashes. While potential associations between metacognitive beliefs about worry and control, anger rumination, and anger expression have been reported, limited research focuses on these relationships within the context of driving anger. This study aims to examine the associations between metacognition, anger rumination, driving-related anger (trait driving anger and aggressive anger expression) and crash risk (traffic penalty points and crash involvement), along with testing the psychometric properties of the Measure for Angry Drivers (MAD) among Chinese drivers. Participants ( M a g e   = 32.31 ,   S D = 6.1 ${M}_{age}\ =32.31,\ SD=6.1$ ) completed the MAD, the short form of the Metacognition Questionnaire (MCQ-30), the Anger Rumination Scale (ARS), the short version of the Driving Anger Expression Inventory (DAX), and several questions related to their demographic background, traffic violations and crash involvements. A three-factor structure comprising 23 items of MAD was confirmed (Danger posed by others, Travel delays and Aggression from others), demonstrating good reliability, convergent validity, and criterion validity. Additionally, drivers who were involved in crashes in the past 3 years reported higher total MAD scores. The structural model revealed that trait driving anger influenced anger rumination both directly and indirectly through increased maladaptive metacognitive beliefs. Also, trait driving anger and anger rumination jointly contributed to aggressive anger expression, which in turn significantly predicted crash risk. The current findings demonstrate that the Chinese version of MAD is appropriate for assessing trait driving anger and the necessity of regulating anger rumination and aggressive expressions by modifying maladaptive metacognitive beliefs.

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驾驶攻击性与碰撞风险:元认知和愤怒反刍在中国司机愤怒表达中的作用
在中国,愤怒驾驶和攻击性的愤怒表达很普遍,导致道路交通事故。虽然关于担忧和控制的元认知信念、愤怒反思和愤怒表达之间的潜在联系已经被报道过,但有限的研究集中在驱动愤怒的背景下的这些关系上。本研究旨在探讨元认知、愤怒反刍、驾驶相关愤怒(特质性驾驶愤怒和攻击性愤怒表达)与碰撞风险(交通罚分和碰撞卷入)之间的关系,并测试中国司机愤怒司机量表(MAD)的心理测量特性。参与者(男、女= 32.31;SD=6.1$ {M}_{age}\ =32.31,\ SD=6.1$)填写元认知问卷(MCQ-30)的简写形式MAD;愤怒反刍量表(ARS),驾驶愤怒表达量表(DAX)的简短版本,以及与他们的人口背景,交通违规和撞车相关的几个问题。结果证实了由他人构成的危险、旅行延误和他人的攻击性三项构成的三因子结构,具有良好的信度、收敛效度和效度。此外,过去3年发生过车祸的司机报告的MAD总分更高。结构模型表明,特质驱动的愤怒通过增加适应不良的元认知信念直接或间接地影响愤怒反刍。此外,特质驾驶愤怒和愤怒反刍共同促进攻击性愤怒表达,进而显著预测碰撞风险。目前的研究结果表明,中文版的MAD可用于评估特质驱动的愤怒,以及通过修改适应不良的元认知信念来调节愤怒反刍和攻击性表达的必要性。
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Aggressive Behavior
Aggressive Behavior 医学-行为科学
CiteScore
4.90
自引率
3.40%
发文量
52
审稿时长
>12 weeks
期刊介绍: Aggressive Behavior will consider manuscripts in the English language concerning the fields of Animal Behavior, Anthropology, Ethology, Psychiatry, Psychobiology, Psychology, and Sociology which relate to either overt or implied conflict behaviors. Papers concerning mechanisms underlying or influencing behaviors generally regarded as aggressive and the physiological and/or behavioral consequences of being subject to such behaviors will fall within the scope of the journal. Review articles will be considered as well as empirical and theoretical articles. Aggressive Behavior is the official journal of the International Society for Research on Aggression.
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