Citation

Philippe FL, Vallerand RJ, Richer I, Vallières V, Bergeron J. J. Appl. Soc. Psychol. 2009; 39(12): 3020-3043.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1559-1816.2009.00559.x

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The purpose of the present research was to investigate the relationship between passion for driving and aggressive driving behavior in 3 studies. Study 1 examined the association between passion and aggressive driving behavior in a sample of undergraduate students. Results showed that an obsessive passion for driving was associated with aggressive driving behavior, while harmonious passion was not. Study 2 replicated these results with an ecologically valid sample of community-dwelling drivers. Finally, Study 3 replicated the results obtained in Studies 1 and 2 in a laboratory setting using a driving simulator under controlled frustrating driving situations with judges' assessment of aggressive driving behavior. Study 3 also showed that the emotion of anger mediated the obsessive-passion/aggressive-driving-behavior relationship.