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THE ROAD RAGE AND AGGRESSIVE DRIVING DICHOTOMY: PERSONALITY AND ATTRIBUTION FACTORS IN DRIVER AGGRESSION
Title
THE ROAD RAGE AND AGGRESSIVE DRIVING DICHOTOMY: PERSONALITY AND ATTRIBUTION FACTORS IN DRIVER AGGRESSION.
Creator
Schafer, Kathryn, Hancock, Peter, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
Aggressive driving is not clearly and consistently defined in the literature, neither in terms of the specific behaviors chosen for inclusion nor the degree to which the emotional state of the driver is taken into account. Principally, the aim of this current research is to determine the extent to which aggressive driving and road rage overlap. This will be accomplished primarily by applying two well-supported dichotomies in aggression research: hostile/instrumental and impulsive/premeditated...
Show moreAggressive driving is not clearly and consistently defined in the literature, neither in terms of the specific behaviors chosen for inclusion nor the degree to which the emotional state of the driver is taken into account. Principally, the aim of this current research is to determine the extent to which aggressive driving and road rage overlap. This will be accomplished primarily by applying two well-supported dichotomies in aggression research: hostile/instrumental and impulsive/premeditated. Relevant personality traits will also be measured to help discern the aggressive driving- road rage overlap and to explore secondary areas of interest, such as sex and age differences in driver aggression.
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Date Issued
2015
Identifier
CFH0004850, ucf:45445
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH0004850
Altruistic Punishment Theory and Inter-Group Violence
Title
Altruistic Punishment Theory and Inter-Group Violence.
Creator
Besaw, Clayton, Tezcur, Gunes Murat, Dolan, Thomas, Kang, Kyungkook, Smirnov, Oleg, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
This dissertation explores the role of altruistic punishment, the act of punishing outsiders perceivedto harm members of one's group at a personal cost, in explaining individual motivations toparticipate in inter-group violence. It first develops a social theory of this type punishment. Thistheory argues that an egalitarian social logic may be key to understanding motivations of parochialaltruism, and that one's social environment may influence thresholds of anger needed to inducepunishment...
Show moreThis dissertation explores the role of altruistic punishment, the act of punishing outsiders perceivedto harm members of one's group at a personal cost, in explaining individual motivations toparticipate in inter-group violence. It first develops a social theory of this type punishment. Thistheory argues that an egalitarian social logic may be key to understanding motivations of parochialaltruism, and that one's social environment may influence thresholds of anger needed to inducepunishment behavior. Empirically, it conducts two survey-experimental studies. The first experimentutilizes subject partisan identity in the context of American politics and hypothetical acts ofviolence to study altruistic punishment behaviors among two different populations in the US. Thesecond experiment utilizes a comparative sample of American, German, and Kurdish participantsto assess whether priming for anger tied to acts of political violence by outsiders against theirrespective in-group increases support for a hypothetical in-group (")punisher(") of these outsiders.The results of these studies offer two key findings: (1) anger induced costly punishment of outgroupperpetrators may be conditional on egalitarian attitudes; (2) this relationship is contextualand varies across population. The findings cautiously suggest two conclusions. First, there may beevolutionary and neurological mechanisms that promote participation in inter-group conflict andthat superficial characteristics such as ethnicity, religion, and ideology may work in tandem withbiological factors. Second, it suggests that social and political environments may be useful formodulating, or exacerbating, the role of anger in the decision to participate in inter-group conflictactivities.
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Date Issued
2018
Identifier
CFE0007156, ucf:52307
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0007156
ADDRESSING ANGER MANAGEMENT IN A MIDDLE SCHOOL SETTING: INITIATING A LEADERSHIP DRIVE ANGER MANAGEMENT GROUP
Title
ADDRESSING ANGER MANAGEMENT IN A MIDDLE SCHOOL SETTING: INITIATING A LEADERSHIP DRIVE ANGER MANAGEMENT GROUP.
Creator
Burt, Isaac, Butler, Kent, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
This study examined the effect of a leadership driven anger management group on angry middle school students. Twenty-five participants from a local middle school were nominated by school faculty to be participants in the study. Twenty individuals participated and eighteen completed the study. The eighteen participants were assessed at pre and post test on measures of anger, anger control and personal relationships. Three research questions were tested: (1) Does a short term leadership focused...
Show moreThis study examined the effect of a leadership driven anger management group on angry middle school students. Twenty-five participants from a local middle school were nominated by school faculty to be participants in the study. Twenty individuals participated and eighteen completed the study. The eighteen participants were assessed at pre and post test on measures of anger, anger control and personal relationships. Three research questions were tested: (1) Does a short term leadership focused anger management group reduce youthsÂÂÂÂ' overall anger? (2) Does such a group increase angry youthsÂÂÂÂ' ability to control anger urges? (3) Does this group reduce youthsÂÂÂÂ' expressed anger towards others? Study results indicated that the leadership driven anger management participants showed a significant reduction in overall anger. Although participants in the study had a significant increase in anger control expressed outwardly (AC-O), they did not show a significant internal perception of an increase in anger control (AC-I). Furthermore, results indicated that participants showed significant reduction in their expressed outward anger in their relationships (AX-O), but did not show significant differences in their perception of expressed internal anger in relationships (AX-I). A discussion follows explaining the possible reasons for this discrepancy, as well as limitations, modified procedures, and implications for this study. Lastly, the study completes with recommendations for future research in the field of counseling and anger management.
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Date Issued
2010
Identifier
CFE0003375, ucf:48463
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0003375