Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11851/3770
Title: Cross-cultural differences in driver aggression, aberrant, and positive driver behaviors
Authors: Ersan, Özlem
Üzümcüoğlu Zihni, Yeşim
Azık, Derya
Fındık, Gizem
Kaçan, Bilgesu
Solmazer, Gaye
Özkan, Türker
Lajunen, Timo
Öz, Bahar
Pashkevich, Anton
Pashkevich, Maria
Danelli-Mylona, Vassiliki
Georgogianni, Dimitra
Berisha Krasniqi, Ema
Krasniqi, Muhamed
Makris, Evangelos
Shubenkova, Ksenia
Xheladini, Gentiane
Keywords: Driver aggression
Aberrant driver behaviors
Positive driver behaviors
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd.
Source: Ersan, Ö., Üzümcüoğlu, Y., Azık, D., Fındık, G., Kaçan, B., Solmazer, G., ... & Pashkevich, M. (2020). Cross-cultural differences in driver aggression, aberrant, and positive driver behaviors. Transportation research part F: traffic psychology and behaviour, 71, 88-97.
Abstract: The present study investigated differences in driver aggression for self and others within countries and cultural differences between driver aggression, aberrant, and positive driver behaviors across five countries (Estonia, Greece, Kosovo, Russia, and Turkey). It was predicted that drivers from these five countries differ significantly in terms of driver aggression for self and others, aberrant, and positive driver behaviors. In the study, 743 participants completed the questionnaire package, including the Driver Aggression Indicators Scale (DAIS), the short version of the Driver Behavior Questionnaire (DBQ) with items from the Positive Driver Behavior Scale, and the Demographic Information Form. Paired samples T-tests were conducted to examine the differences in driving aggression between self and others in the five countries. The results indicated that, except for Russian drivers, drivers reported that other drivers had higher driver aggression than themselves. To examine the cross-cultural differences, analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) tests were conducted for the two dimensions of the DAIS (hostile aggression and revenge, and aggressive warnings) and the three dimensions of the DBQ with items from the Positive Driver Behavior Scale (errors, violations, and positive driver behaviors). Cross-country item-based comparisons were then made for the DAIS and the DBQ. The ANCOVA results showed significant differences in both item-based and subscale comparisons. Russian drivers were significantly different from other drivers in terms of hostile aggression and the revenge subscales of the DAIS and positive driver behaviors. Turkish drivers were significantly different from other drivers in several items of the DBQ, including errors and violations. The findings suggest that culture-specific strategies might be conducted for traffic-related anger management. Furthermore, differences in errors and violations among the five countries may be due to cultural differences. Positive driver behaviors might be better promoted in countries by drawing on their distinct cultural road safety strategies.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11851/3770
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2020.03.020
ISSN: 1369-8478
Appears in Collections:Psikoloji Bölümü / Department of Psychology
Scopus İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / Scopus Indexed Publications Collection
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