Driving anger and anger expression in drivers with depression and anxiety disorders.

Year 2022, Volume: 7 Issue: 3, 82 - 91, 23.12.2022

Ferit Sahin Selçuk Candansayar

https://doi.org/10.52881/gsbdergi.1066084

Abstract

Previous research revealed that driving anger and negative anger expression styles are risk factors for accidents and violent behaviors in traffic. Besides, the feeling of anger often accompanies psychiatric disorders. These two situations raise the question of whether individuals receiving psychiatric treatment are angrier in traffic environments. This study aims to compare drivers with depression or anxiety disorders and drivers without any psychiatric disease regarding driver anger and anger expression styles. For this purpose, individuals with depression or anxiety disorders (n:119) were compared to the non-patient control group (n:119) in terms of driving anger and anger expression by using the driving anger scale (DAS) and the driving anger expression inventory (DAX). SPSS version 22.0 was used to analyze the data. According to the findings, there was no significant difference between patients with depression or anxiety disorders and the control group in terms of driving anger and driving anger expression based on the scores of DAS and DAX subscales (p >0.05). These findings indicate that drivers with depression or anxiety disorders do not differ from non-psychiatric drivers regarding angry thoughts and behaviors in traffic. These results provide a new perspective for psychiatrists responsible for psychotechnical and driving license assessments.

Keywords

automobile driving, anger, depression, anxiety disorders

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Depresyonu ve anksiyete bozukluğu olan sürücülerde sürücü öfkesi ve öfke ifadesi

Abstract

Yapılan araştırmalar, sürücü öfkesinin ve olumsuz öfke ifade biçimlerinin trafik ortamındaki kazalar ve şiddet davranışları için bir risk faktörü olduğunu göstermiştir. Bilindiği üzere öfke duygusu, psikiyatrik bozukluklara sıklıkla eşlik etmektedir. Bu iki durum, psikiyatrik tedavi gören bireylerin trafikte daha mı öfkeli oldukları sorusunu akıllara getirmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, depresyon veya anksiyete bozukluğu olan sürücülerle psikiyatrik hastalığı olmayan sürücülerin sürücü öfkesi ve öfke ifade stilleri bakımından karşılaştırılmasıdır. Bu amaçla depresyonu veya anksiyete bozukluğu olan sürücülerle (n:119) herhangi bir psikiyatrik hastalığı olmayan kontrol grubu (n:119) sürücü öfke ölçeği (SÖÖ) ve sürücü öfke ifade envanteri (SÖİE) kullanılarak sürücü öfkesi ve öfke ifadesi bakımından karşılaştırılmıştır. Verilerin analiz edilmesinde SPSS 22.0 sürümü kullanılmıştır. Bulgular incelendiğinde SÖÖ ve SÖİE alt ölçek puanlarına göre depresyonu ya da anksiyete bozukluğu olan hastalar ile kontrol grubu arasında sürücü öfkesi ve sürücü öfke ifadesi açısından anlamlı fark bulunmamıştır (p >0.05). Bu bulgular, depresyonu veya anksiyete bozukluğu olan sürücülerin, trafikteki öfkeli düşünce ve davranışlar açısından psikiyatrik hastalığı bulunmayan sürücülerden farklı olmadığını göstermektedir. Bu sonuçlar, psikoteknik ve ehliyet değerlendirmelerinden sorumlu psikiyatristlere yeni bir bakış açısı sunmaktadır.

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otomobil sürüşü, öfke, depresyon, anksiyete bozuklukları

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