Innovative Approaches to Anger Management

愤怒管理的创新方法

基本信息

批准号：
6444306
负责人：
E SCOTT GELLER
金额：
$ 9.91万
依托单位：
POSITIVE DRIVING SYSTEMS, LLC
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2002
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2002-08-01 至 2003-08-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6444306
关键词：
angers clinical research communication human subject safety equipment social behavior stress management technology /technique development vehicular accident

项目摘要

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.

描述（由申请人提供）提议的总体目的研究的目的是测试车际互联的优势和适销性旨在减少路怒症前兆的通信系统，包括沮丧、愤怒、消极归因和攻击性驾驶。道路愤怒减速器（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”信号的车辆司机按下按钮。通过向目标社区介绍礼貌守则可以用危险灯闪烁，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) 评估人们是否能够记住一个简单的通信代码车辆间通信，C) 演示多久一次以及在什么情况下进行人们会使用车辆危险警示灯与 RRR 的情况在日常交通中传递礼貌信息，d) 评估 RRR 是否增强个人控制感、自我效能感和乐观情绪，同时驾驶，以及 e) 测试是否使用 RRR 与 RRR 提供礼貌代码。危险警示灯可降低发生路怒症的可能性。我们期望那些使用礼遇代码，尤其是使用 RRR 的人，可以体验到 a) 增加通过积极关怀调查衡量的赋权感，b) 下降通过两项创新调查来衡量路怒倾向，旨在评估路怒症的前因，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：美国的路怒症呈上升趋势，因此显然需要采取干预措施来减少这一问题。通过为驾驶员提供与其他驾驶员沟通的方式，他们可以感知到对驾驶环境的控制。这可以减少他们自己以及消息接收者的沮丧和愤怒情绪。