TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1995//
TI  - Anonymity and aggressive driving behavior: A field study
JO  - Journal of social behavior and personality
A1  - Ellison, Patricia A.
A1  - Govern, John M.
A1  - Petri, Herbert L.
A1  - Figler, Michael H.
SP  - 265
EP  - 272
VL  - 10
IS  - 1
N2  - Examined the relation between anonymity and aggressive driving behavior. A confederate driver pulled in front of cars at a stoplight. When the light turned green, the confederate driver remained stationary and recorded the S's horn-honking behavior for 12 sec. Ss were driving convertibles or 4 × 4s with the tops down (identifiable condition) or up (anonymous condition). The 30 Ss in the anonymous condition displayed significantly shorter horn-honking latencies, longer horn-honking durations, and more frequent horn honks than did the 30 Ss in the identifiable condition. The significant effect of the anonymity variable obtained only when the 3 dependent measures were combined and analyzed with a multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA). Results suggest that anonymity facilitates aggression.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0886-1641
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -