Validation of the propensity for angry driving scale.
OBJECTIVE
This study examined the validity of the Propensity for Angry Driving Scale (PADS). Measuring road rage: Development of the Propensity for Angry Driving Scale in predicting aggressive driving.


METHODS
The PADS and the Driving Anger Scale. Development of a driving anger scale. Psychological reports, 74, 83-91.) were administered to 232 college student volunteers with measures of aggressive and risky driving.


RESULTS
Convergent and discriminant validity of the PADS were supported through relationships among measures of similar constructs. The PADS significantly (p<.05) predicted moving tickets, minor accidents, aggressive driving, risky driving, and maladaptive driving anger expression, above and beyond gender, miles driven per week, and trait anger.


CONCLUSIONS
Findings suggest that the PADS is a useful predictor of aggressive driving and has some advantages over the DAS.


CONCLUSIONS
The PADS is an effective predictor of aggressive driving that complements established measures like the DAS and provides researchers with another valuable tool for the assessment of aggressive driving.
Dahlen
Eric R
ER
Department of Psychology, The University of Southern Mississippi, 118 College Drive, Hattiesburg, MS 39406-5025, USA. Eric.Dahlen@usm.edu
Ragan
Katie M
KM
D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000523:psychology*; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008922:Mississippi; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011889:Rage; D012449:Safety; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires