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This paper proposes a goal conflict model that links drivers’ conflicting motivations for fast and safe driving with an emotional state of anxiety. It is proposed that this linkage is mediated by a behavioural inhibition system (Gray & McNaughton, 2000) affecting drivers’ mood, physiological responses and choice of speed. The model was tested with 24 male participants, each of whom undertook 18...
In many motivational models of driving behaviour, threat-related feelings and arousal play a key role in inducing drivers to opt for lower driving speeds. The present paper proposes that these emotional symptoms can be ascribed to different underlying processes, namely fear and anxiety. Fear arises if the current task demands exceed the driver’s perceived capabilities, whereas anxiety increases with...
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