Anger while driving in Mexico City

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 14; no. 9; p. e0223048
• Main Authors: Hernández-Hernández, Ana María, Siqueiros-García, Jesús M, Robles-Belmont, Eduardo, Gershenson, Carlos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 30-09-2019; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age; Age Factors; Aggression - psychology; Analysis; Anger; Automobile Driving - psychology; Biology and Life Sciences; Computer and Information Sciences; Dangerous Behavior; Earth Sciences; Emotions; Engineering and Technology; Factor Analysis, Statistical; Female; Females; Gender; Health aspects; Humans; Internet; Male; Males; Medicine and Health Sciences; Mexico; Middle Aged; Motor vehicle driving; People and places; Personal information; Psychological aspects; Psychology; Psychometrics; Sex Factors; Social Sciences; Surveys and Questionnaires; Mexico; New York
• ISSN: 1932-6203; 1932-6203
• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0223048

This study aims to analyze the level of anger developed by drivers in Mexico City and also understand the behavior that those drivers use to express that anger, using four different survey methods. The first focuses on personal information, the second Driving Anger Expression Inventory (DAX), the third refers to a shorten version of Driving Anger Scale (DAS) and the fourth being the Dula Dangerous Driving Index (DDDI). These have previously been applied and validated in several different countries. The questionnaires were filled out online by 626 drivers. Using the data collected through the online platform, it was possible to identify the kind of reactions volunteers displayed while driving. Also, it was possible to identify that people in Mexico City developed anger depending on their driving area. Our analyses shows that in the Adaptive/Constructive Expression subscale, males and females show a significant difference in their mean score, with women express their anger in a more constructive way than males.