Anger and the Self: Driver's Pattern of Anger Expression in Traffic Collision in Bangkok Metropolitan
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The purposes of this research article include 1) to study the anger and its expression upon driver on the road; 2) to examine the pattern of anger upon drivers; and 3) to study the relationship between anger and traffic collision. This is a qualitative research in which 20 of drivers in Bangkok Metropolitan were purposively selected. The tools used in this research included semi-structured interview form for the in-depth interview, participation observation and car camera-recorder observation. The data were analyzed with interlinkege between drivers and various contexts. Further, the paper was written with a narrative analysis. The results showed that 1) the causes of anger in driver come from his/her own action that retaliate each other with specific situation; 2) Individual displays different patterns of anger expression, for some it was not displayed while for one it was vividly shown with aggressiveness; this was due to the fact that the situation and immediate disclose communication results in evaluating, interpreting, and defining the meaning of such action upon self created by defining the value of such things. ; 3) the relationship between anger and traffic collision is related to behaviors, such is due to the fact that anger had forged and rebuilt additionally from previous self which brings about the action while pushing aggression and violence that varies according to the responses or the actions of party as well as the level of anger.
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