Assessing Cyclists’ Anger in Traffic - Development of a Cycling Anger Scale
Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Cornelius Brandmiller - Speaker
Birte Emmermann - Coauthor
Michael Oehl - Coauthor
Bicyclesas serious meansof transportationhavegained relevance in recent years. Unfortunately,this development  isaccompaniedby  an  increasing  amount  of  cyclists  involved  in  traffic  accidents. Both  trends  are pronounced  in  urban  areas. Traffic  psychological  research  shows  that  especially  anger  and  aggression  among road users might lead to maladjusted driving and thereby to a higher accident risk. So far, research on emotions in  traffic  has  been  focusing ratheron  car  driversthan  on  cyclists.To  bridge  this  gap and  to  suggest  a measure assessingcyclists’  anger  experience  in  traffic,wedeveloped  a Cycling  Anger  Scale  (CAS). On  the  basis  ofprevious qualitative  research a questionnaire was developed assessing cyclists’ anger experience in interaction with  their  cycling  environment.N=437  cyclists  completed  the  questionnaire. Results  offactor  analytical reductionsunfolded afinal23 itemsquestionnaire  of the  CAS (alpha  reliability =.81)with  four  subscales: car interaction,  cyclist  interaction,  pedestrian  interaction,  and  traffic  surveillance. The CAS  correlated  significantly with the Driving Anger Scalefor car drivers (DAS; r = .71) and trait anger (STAXI; r = .37) suggesting a validand  complementaryinstrument  for  measuring  cycling  angerin  traffic.Implications  for  further  research  and for applied issues will be discussed.
25.02.2015 → 27.02.2015
Event
1. Kongress Fachgruppe Verkehrspsychologie - Forschung und Anwendung der Verkehrspsychologie
25.02.15 → 27.02.15
Braunschweig, GermanyEvent: Conference
- Business psychology
 
