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Determinants of Emotional Experiences in Traffic Situations ... - OPUS

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92 <strong>Emotional</strong> States <strong>of</strong> Drivers and Their Impact on Driv<strong>in</strong>g Behaviour!<br />

describe the nature <strong>of</strong> emotion elicitation and <strong>in</strong>fluenced driv<strong>in</strong>g behaviour. Additional research<br />

should also assess the necessary general conditions <strong>of</strong> simulator experiments (e. g. low vs. high<br />

fidelity simulators), to enhance comparability with real drive environments and improve external<br />

validity.<br />

In conclusion, this study def<strong>in</strong>itely shows that anger, anxiety and fright had significant<br />

<strong>in</strong>fluence on several aspects <strong>of</strong> driv<strong>in</strong>g behaviour <strong>in</strong> various simulated traffic situations. In the case <strong>of</strong><br />

anxiety this <strong>in</strong>fluence cont<strong>in</strong>ued even two and a half kilometres after a critical emotion-<strong>in</strong>duc<strong>in</strong>g event.<br />

Acknowledgement<br />

This research project was supported by a grant (F.A.-Nr. 2006.63) from the ‘Arbeitsgeme<strong>in</strong>schaft<br />

Innovative Projekte’ (AGIP) <strong>of</strong> the M<strong>in</strong>istry <strong>of</strong> Science and Culture, Lower Saxony, Germany.

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