Territorial Markings as a Predictor of Driver Aggression and Road Rage
Aggressive driving has received substantial media coverage during the past decade. This research reports on 3 studies testing a territorial explanation of aggressive driving. Altman (1975) described attachment to, personalization of, and defense of primary territories (e.g., home) as being greater than for public territories (e.g., sunbathing spot on a beach). Aggressive driving may occur when social norms for defending a primary territory (i.e., one's automobile) become confused with less aggressive norms for defending a public territory (i.e., the road). Both number of territory markers (e.g., bumper stickers, decals) and attachment to the vehicle were significant predictors of aggressive driving. Mere presence of a territory marker predicts increased use of the vehicle to express anger and decreased use of adaptive/constructive expressions.
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Authors:
- Szlemko, William J
- Benfield, Jacob A
- Bell, Paul A
- Deffenbacher, Jerry L
- Troup, Lucy
- Publication Date: 2008-6
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: References;
- Pagination: pp 1664-1688
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Serial:
- Journal of Applied Social Psychology
- Volume: 38
- Issue Number: 6
- Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
- ISSN: 0021-9029
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Aggression; Automobile drivers; Automobile driving; Human factors; Psychological aspects; Road rage
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01110789
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Sep 24 2008 10:37AM