Factors influencing emotional driving: examining the impact of arousal on the interplay between age, personality, and driving behaviors
IntroductionDrivers' emotions have been widely investigated in transportation due to their significant effects on driving behaviors and traffic accidents. Appraisal theory posits that emotional reactions are influenced by individuals' attitudes toward current circumstances and events, ther...
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| description | IntroductionDrivers' emotions have been widely investigated in transportation due to their significant effects on driving behaviors and traffic accidents. Appraisal theory posits that emotional reactions are influenced by individuals' attitudes toward current circumstances and events, thereby shaping their driving attitudes and styles. However, In the study of emotional driving, research often focuses on the impact of single factors such as age, gender, and personality, while the interplay between these multiple factors is a challenge. This study aims to explore the impact of age, personality, and driving experience on driving behaviors, and to investigate the interaction effect between these factors, particularly the role of emotional arousal.MethodUsing moderated moderation and mediated moderation analyses, we examined how these individual factors interact and influence driving behaviors, including acceleration, speed stability, and steering performance. Data were collected from a driving simulation experiment involving 40 Chinese participants in various emotional states.ResultsOur findings revealed that higher-age drivers and experienced drivers displayed lower maximum acceleration and better speed stability. Extraversion significantly mediated the relationship between age and driving behaviors, with this relationship being moderated by arousal states. Additionally, Neuroticism moderated the relationship between driving experience and driving behaviors.ConclusionThis study highlights how individual factors influence the trajectory of personality development in relation to driving behaviors. These findings have practical implications for improving traffic safety and driver education programs by incorporating emotional and personality-based interventions. Further long-term and individualized studies are needed to better understand these interactions and develop targeted interventions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9e0d6f952f5b49329c649d909de0ca432025-02-10T06:48:38ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782025-02-011610.3389/fpsyg.2025.14874931487493Factors influencing emotional driving: examining the impact of arousal on the interplay between age, personality, and driving behaviorsZhegong Shangguan0Xiao Han1Younesse El Mrhasli2Nengchao Lyu3Adriana Tapus4Autonomous Systems and Robotics Lab, Unité d'Informatique et d'Ingénierie des Systèmes (U2IS), ENSTA, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Palaiseau, FranceSchool of Systems Science, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, ChinaAutonomous Systems and Robotics Lab, Unité d'Informatique et d'Ingénierie des Systèmes (U2IS), ENSTA, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Palaiseau, FranceIntelligent Transportation Systems Research Center, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, ChinaAutonomous Systems and Robotics Lab, Unité d'Informatique et d'Ingénierie des Systèmes (U2IS), ENSTA, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Palaiseau, FranceIntroductionDrivers' emotions have been widely investigated in transportation due to their significant effects on driving behaviors and traffic accidents. Appraisal theory posits that emotional reactions are influenced by individuals' attitudes toward current circumstances and events, thereby shaping their driving attitudes and styles. However, In the study of emotional driving, research often focuses on the impact of single factors such as age, gender, and personality, while the interplay between these multiple factors is a challenge. This study aims to explore the impact of age, personality, and driving experience on driving behaviors, and to investigate the interaction effect between these factors, particularly the role of emotional arousal.MethodUsing moderated moderation and mediated moderation analyses, we examined how these individual factors interact and influence driving behaviors, including acceleration, speed stability, and steering performance. Data were collected from a driving simulation experiment involving 40 Chinese participants in various emotional states.ResultsOur findings revealed that higher-age drivers and experienced drivers displayed lower maximum acceleration and better speed stability. Extraversion significantly mediated the relationship between age and driving behaviors, with this relationship being moderated by arousal states. Additionally, Neuroticism moderated the relationship between driving experience and driving behaviors.ConclusionThis study highlights how individual factors influence the trajectory of personality development in relation to driving behaviors. These findings have practical implications for improving traffic safety and driver education programs by incorporating emotional and personality-based interventions. Further long-term and individualized studies are needed to better understand these interactions and develop targeted interventions.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1487493/fulldriving styledriving behaviorpersonalityindividual differencesuser profileemotional arousal |
| spellingShingle | Zhegong Shangguan Xiao Han Younesse El Mrhasli Nengchao Lyu Adriana Tapus Factors influencing emotional driving: examining the impact of arousal on the interplay between age, personality, and driving behaviors Frontiers in Psychology driving style driving behavior personality individual differences user profile emotional arousal |
| title | Factors influencing emotional driving: examining the impact of arousal on the interplay between age, personality, and driving behaviors |
| title_full | Factors influencing emotional driving: examining the impact of arousal on the interplay between age, personality, and driving behaviors |
| title_fullStr | Factors influencing emotional driving: examining the impact of arousal on the interplay between age, personality, and driving behaviors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Factors influencing emotional driving: examining the impact of arousal on the interplay between age, personality, and driving behaviors |
| title_short | Factors influencing emotional driving: examining the impact of arousal on the interplay between age, personality, and driving behaviors |
| title_sort | factors influencing emotional driving examining the impact of arousal on the interplay between age personality and driving behaviors |
| topic | driving style driving behavior personality individual differences user profile emotional arousal |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1487493/full |
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