Innovative Approaches to Anger Management

描述（由申请人提供）拟议的总体目的 研究是为了测试车辆间的好处和市场化， 旨在减少道路愤怒前兆的通信系统，包括 沮丧、愤怒、消极归因和侵略性驾驶。道路 Rage Reducer（RRR）是一种放置在汽车后窗的小型通信设备。 一辆可以发出“请”、“谢谢”或“对不起”信号的汽车， 司机按下按钮。通过向目标社区介绍礼貌守则 可以用闪光灯闪烁的东西吗的危险灯，该项目旨在：a） 引起媒体对路怒症的普遍性和严重性的关注，B） 评估人们是否能记住一个简单的通信代码， 车辆间通信，C）演示频率和条件 在这种情况下，人们将使用车辆危险灯与RRR， 在日常交通中传递礼貌信息，d）评估RRR是否 增加个人控制感、自我效能感和乐观感， 驾驶，以及e）测试是否使用RRR与 危险灯降低了经历路怒的倾向。我们预计这些 谁使用礼貌代码，特别是与存款准备金率，体验a）增加 积极关怀调查测量的赋权感，B）下降 通过两项创新调查衡量的路怒倾向， 评估路怒症的前因，以及c）更积极的感受， 通过电话调查和焦点小组评估的一般驾驶情况。 拟议的商业应用： 美国的路怒症正在上升，因此，显然需要干预以减少这一问题。通过为驾驶员提供一种与其他驾驶员交流的手段，他们获得了对驾驶环境的感知控制。这可以减少他们自己的沮丧和愤怒情绪，以及那些消息接收者。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant) The overall purpose of the proposed research is to test the benefits and marketability of an inter-vehicular communication system designed to reduce the precursors to road rage including frustration, anger, negative attributions, and aggressive driving. The Road Rage Reducer (RRR) is a small communication device placed in the rear window of a vehicle that can signal "Please," "Thank you," or "I am sorry" when the driver presses a button. By introducing a target community to the courtesy code which can be flashed with one?s hazard lights, this project aims to: a) generate media attention for the prevalence and severity of road rage, b) evaluate whether people can remember a simple communication code for inter-vehicular communication, C) demonstrate how often and under what circumstances people will use their vehicle hazard lights vs. the RRR to deliver a courtesy message in everyday traffic, d) assess whether the RRR increases feelings of personal control, self-efficacy, and optimism while driving, and e) test whether delivering the courtesy code with the RRR vs. hazard lights decreases propensity for experiencing road rage. We expect those who use the courtesy code, especially with the RRR, to experience a) increased feelings of empowerment as measured by the Actively Caring survey, b) decreased propensity for road rage as measured by two innovative surveys designed to assess the antecedents to road rage, and c) more positive feelings about driving in general as assessed through telephone surveys and focus groups. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS: Road rage is on the rise in the U.S. Thus, an intervention to reduce this problem is clearly needed. By providing drivers withy a means to communicate with other drivers they gain perceived control over their driving environment. This could reduce their own frustration and anger emotions as well as those of the message recipient.