Validation of the Propensity for Angry Driving Scale

Validation of the Propensity for Angry Driving Scale

Problem: This study examined the validity of the Propensity for Angry Driving Scale (PADS; DePasquale, J. P., Geller, E. S., Clarke, S. W., and Littleton, L. C. (2001). Measuring road rage: Development of the Propensity for Angry Driving Scale. Journal of Safety Research, 32, 1–16) in predicting agg...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of safety research 2004-01, Vol.35 (5), p.557-563
Hauptverfasser: Dahlen, Eric R., Ragan, Katie M.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Accidents, Traffic - psychology
Adult
Aggression
Aggressive driving
Anger
Automobile driving
Automobile Driving - psychology
Data Collection
Driving anger
Female
Humans
Male
Mississippi
Personality Inventory
Prediction
Psychometrics - instrumentation
Rage
Road rage
Safety
Scale validation
Surveys and Questionnaires
Validation studies
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Zusammenfassung:Problem: This study examined the validity of the Propensity for Angry Driving Scale (PADS; DePasquale, J. P., Geller, E. S., Clarke, S. W., and Littleton, L. C. (2001). Measuring road rage: Development of the Propensity for Angry Driving Scale. Journal of Safety Research, 32, 1–16) in predicting aggressive driving. Method: The PADS and the Driving Anger Scale (DAS; Deffenbacher, J. L., Oetting, E. R., and Lynch, R. S. (1994). Development of a driving anger scale. Psychological reports, 74, 83–91.) were administered to 232 college student volunteers with measures of aggressive and risky driving. Results: Convergent and discriminant validity of the PADS were supported through relationships among measures of similar constructs. The PADS significantly ( p
ISSN:0022-4375
1879-1247
DOI:10.1016/j.jsr.2004.09.002