title: The theory of planned behavior, materialism, and aggressive driving.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Aggressive driving is a growing problem worldwide. Previous research has provided us with some insights into the characteristics of drivers prone to aggressiveness on the road and into the external conditions triggering such behavior. Little is known, however, about the personality traits of aggressive drivers. The present study proposes planned behavior and materialism as predictors of aggressive driving behavior.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data was gathered using a questionnaire-based survey of 220 individuals from twelve large industrial organizations in Israel. Our hypotheses were tested using structural equation modeling.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Our results indicate that while planned behavior is a good predictor of the intention to behave aggressively, it has no impact on the tendency to behave aggressively. Materialism, however, was found to be a significant indicator of aggressive driving behavior.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our study is based on a self-reported survey, therefore might suffer from several issues concerning the willingness to answer truthfully. Furthermore, the sampling group might be seen as somewhat biased due to the relatively high income/education levels of the respondents.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  While both issues, aggressive driving and the theory of planned behavior, have been studied previously, the linkage between the two as well as the ability of materialism to predict aggressive behavior received little attention previously. The present study encompasses these constructs providing new insights into the linkage between them.
authors.affiliation: Ruppin Academic Center, Emek Hefer 40250, Israel. Electronic address: kalanite@ruppin.ac.il.
authors.forename: Kalanit
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Efrat
authors.forename: Aviv
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shoham
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010551:Personality; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Aggressive driving; Envy; Materialism; Non-generosity; Possessiveness; The theory of planned behavior