Effects of inferred social status and a beginning driver's sticker upon aggression of drivers in Japan.
The present study examined how inferred social status and a beginning driver's sticker influenced aggressive drivers' behavior on the road in Japan. A 2 x 2 x 2 factorial design was constructed to examine the effects of social status of an experimental car (high or low), with a beginning driver's sticker or no beginning driver's sticker, and a male or female driver. Analysis showed that horn-honking latency in the sticker condition was longer than that in the no-sticker condition in the low status car. In the high status car, the horn was sounded sooner in the condition with a beginning driver's sticker. A beginning driver's sticker promoted aggressive behavior oward a high status person, whereas it inhibited aggressive behavior toward low status individuals. Thus, response to a beginning driver's sticker appears to vary according to inferred social status.
Yazawa
Hisashi
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Institute of Psychology, Tokai Women's University, Japan. Yazawa@hm.tokaijoshi-u.ac.jp
D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology*; D001336:Automobiles; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006608:Hierarchy, Social; D006791:Hostility; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D011930:Reaction Time; D013240:Stereotyping