@article{ref1,
title="A desire for a loud car with a modified muffler is predicted by being a man and higher scores on psychopathy and sadism",
journal="Current issues in personality psychology",
year="2023",
author="Schermer, Julie Aitken",
volume="11",
number="4",
pages="339-344",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Although people are familiar with loud automobiles, equipped with modified mufflers to increase the volume, it is unclear who is most attracted to these vehicles.   Participants and procedure: A sample of 529 (52% men) undergraduate business students were surveyed and were asked if they viewed their car as an extension of themselves, how much they thought loud cars were &quot;cool&quot;, and if they would make their car louder with muffler modifications. Cronbach's α of the three car items was.76; therefore an aggregate was generated. Also a self-report measure of the dark tetrad was completed.   Results: Using linear regression, the car aggregate was predicted by being a man and having higher scores on psychopathy and sadism, with the model accounting for approximately 29% of the variance.   Conclusions: As car modifications are illegal in some countries, these findings may be of interest to those heading campaigns to halt these activities.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2353-4192",
doi="10.5114/cipp/162006",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/cipp/162006"
}