title: Personality predictors of driver vengeance.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to identify personality and individual difference measures related to driver vengeance, as measured by the Driver Vengeance Questionnaire (DVQ; Wiesenthal, Hennessy, & Gibson, 2000). There were 170 undergraduate students who completed paper-and-pencil questionnaires including the DVQ and measures of narcissism, impulsivity, and trait driver stress. A hierarchical linear regressidn predicting DVQ score revealed that being male (β = .25), narcissism (β = .19), and trait driver stress (β = .41) were significantly associated with vengeance. Impulsivity was significant in the third block of the regression but was not a significant predictor of vengeance in the final block. Interactions between gender and the individual difference measures were not significant. The final model accounted for 34% of the variance. Implications of the results and directions for future research are discussed.
authors.forename: Christine M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Wickens
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Wiesenthal
authors.forename: James E W
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Roseborough
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D000786:Anger; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010551:Personality; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult