The role of anger rumination as a mediator in the relationship between driver moral disengagement and driving angry

In this essay, two studies are conducted to explore the impact of moral disengagement and anger rumination on driving anger. Study 1 utilizes a driving simulation to investigate whether moral disengagement and anger rumination act as psychological triggers for driving anger in real-time, and the psychological factors that contribute to aggressive driving in various road situations. Building upon Study 1, Study 2 employs a questionnaire to examine the relationship between driving anger, moral disengagement, and anger rumination. The findings indicate that moral disengagement and anger rumination are psychological factors contributing to driving anger in real-time. Specifically, anger rumination significantly contributes to the development of driving anger in three traffic scenarios: vehicle reversal, stopping in front of a vehicle, and pedestrians crossing the road. Furthermore, moral disengagement and anger rumination together predict driving anger in the scenario of lane jumping. It is also revealed that anger rumination fully mediates the relationship between moral disengagement and driving anger.

本文旨在探讨道德疏离与愤怒沉思对驾驶愤怒的影响。研究一通过驾驶模拟实验，旨在探究道德疏离与愤怒沉思是否作为心理触发因素在实时驾驶情境中引发驾驶愤怒，以及何种心理因素在不同道路状况下导致攻击性驾驶。在研究一的基础上，研究二通过问卷调查，旨在检验驾驶愤怒、道德疏离与愤怒沉思之间的关系。研究发现，道德疏离与愤怒沉思是导致实时驾驶愤怒的心理因素。具体而言，愤怒沉思在三种交通场景中显著促进驾驶愤怒的产生：车辆倒车、停在车辆前方以及行人过马路。此外，道德疏离与愤怒沉思共同预测在变道场景中的驾驶愤怒。研究还揭示，愤怒沉思完全调节了道德疏离与驾驶愤怒之间的关系。