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Aggressive driving behavior

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Detailed Description+

Assesses the extent and frequency of aggressive behavior when driving.
Careful and considerate driving behavior is essential for a safe flow of traffic. In traffic psychological investigations it is therefore particularly important to identify and modify aggressive and inappropriate behavior.

Test forms+

S1: Standard form:

  • Standard instructions: Presentation of the behavior patterns without special instructions.
  • Stress instructions: Repeated presentation of the same behavior patterns with the request to imagine oneself in a stressful situation or recall such a situation.

S2: Short form: only standard instructions

Task+

Using an eight-point answer scale, respondents indicate how often they exhibit a particular behavior when driving. Answers can be corrected once and items can be skipped.

Dimensions+

Driving-related aspects of personality

Languages+

Hungarian

Dutch

English (USA)

French

Italian

Portuguese

Slovak

Spanish

German

Chinese

Czech

Duration+

approx. 8-25 minutes, depending on test form

Age+

Norms for ages 16+.

Test administration+

Controlled Mode


Scoring+

The following main variables are scored:

  • Overall score: Measure of aggressive driving behavior.
  • Instrumental aggression: Rapid progress without consideration of others.
  • Anger: Emotional reaction to specific driving situations.
  • Enjoyment of violence: Affective aggression – harming others intentionally.
  • Acting out: Inconsiderate and arrogant driving style.
  • Negativism: Rejection of cooperative behaviors.

Social conformity provides a measure of the respondent’s credibility. In S1 a score for the difference under standard and stress instructions is also calculated.

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Products specifications
LanguagesChinese, Czech, Dutch, English (USA), French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Slovak, Spanish
Test informationwide norm spectrum <i class="fas fa-info-circle tooltips test-info" data-container="body" data-placement="top" data-toggle="tooltip" title="In tests with a wide norm spectrum the norms cover a wide age range (wider than ages 16-84), or multiple norm samples (at least two) are available."></i>
DimensionsDriving-related aspects of personality
Test typeSpecial Personality Tests