@article{ref1,
title="The Role of Affect in Predicting Social Behaviors: The Case of Road Traffic Violations",
journal="Journal of applied social psychology",
year="1997",
author="Lawton, Rebecca and Parker, Dianne and Manstead, Antony S. R. and Stradling, Stephen G.",
volume="27",
number="14",
pages="1258-1276",
abstract="Increasing support for the relationship between road traffic violations and accident liability has led to research focusing on the motivational factors that promote these behaviors. In Study 1, a large sample of young (17-40 years) drivers were asked to complete the Driver Behavior Questionnaire (DBQ; Parker, Reason, Manstead, and Stradling, 1995). Factor analysis revealed 3 factors: errors, highway code violations, and more interpersonally aggressive violations. In Study 2, a smaller sample of drivers was recruited (17-70 years) to investigate further this distinction between different types of violation and also the role of affect in predicting behavior. Factor analysis of a modified DBQ revealed 3 types of violation. Measures of positive affect were found to be good predictors of all 3 violation types. Discussion focuses on social psychological and applied implications.<p />",
language="",
issn="0021-9029",
doi="10.1111/j.1559-1816.1997.tb01805.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-1816.1997.tb01805.x"
}