Development of a driver education program on negative emotions and self-control while driving

• Project/Area Number: 21300246
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Applied health science
• Research Institution: Tohoku Institute of Technology
• Principal Investigator: OGAWA Kazuhisa 東北工業大学, 共通教育センター, 教授 (00224098)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): OTA Hiroo 東北工業大学, ライフデザイン学部, 教授 (90077503)
• Project Period (FY): 2009 – 2011
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
• Budget Amount: ¥16,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥12,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,750,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥5,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,170,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥6,890,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,590,000)
• Keywords: 安全推進 / 安全教育 / 交通安全教育 / 感情 / 自己コントロール

Research Abstract

A driver education program was produced with the aim of improving drivers' skills to control their negative emotions while driving. A total of 78 drivers participated in the evaluation study of this educational program. The effectiveness of the educational program was examined through an analysis of changes in participants' awareness and driving behavior. After the program, the participants showed less perceived emotional stress such as their feeling rushed because pressed for time and anger toward unsafe behavior of other road users. The participants also showed higher self-efficacy in stressful situations. A lowering of driving errors was observed in the group that participants took an additional training to reflect on their driving behavior. The following study was conducted three weeks later after the program and it was found that the improvement of awareness and driving behavior was sustained.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] ドライバーのための感情コントロール教育の評価研究 (2011)
  • Author(s): 小川和久・太田博雄
  • Journal Title: 交通科学 Volume: Vol.42, No.2 Pages: 65-66
• [Journal Article] ドライバーのための感情コントロール教育 (2011)
  • Author(s): 太田博雄
  • Journal Title: 交通安全教育 Volume: 第46巻,第4号 Pages: 6-14
• [Journal Article] ASV開発への交通心理学からの提言 (2011)
  • Author(s): 太田博雄
  • Journal Title: IATSS Review Volume: Vol.36 Pages: 50-56
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Toward the Development of an Educational Program for Better Control of Emotions While Driving (2010)
  • Author(s): Ogawa, K., Ota, H., Mukai, M., & Suzuki, S
  • Journal Title: International Association of Traffic and Safety Sciences
• [Journal Article] ドライバーの心理的ストレス反応に関する年齢要因の分析 (2009)
  • Author(s): 小川和久・太田博雄
  • Journal Title: 交通科学 Volume: Vol.40, No.1 Pages: 60-68
  • NAID: 40016945882
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] ドライバーの心理的ストレス反応に関する年齢要因の分析 (2009)
  • Author(s): 小川和久・太田博雄
  • Journal Title: 交通科学 Vol.40 Pages: 60-68
  • NAID: 40016945882
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] ドライバーのための感情コントロール教育の評価研究 (2011)
  • Author(s): 小川和久・太田博雄
  • Organizer: 交通科学研究会平成23年度学術研究発表会
  • Place of Presentation: 大阪市立大学文化交流センター(大阪)
  • Year and Date: 2011-12-05
• [Presentation] Evaluation of educational program to cope with negative emotions while driving (2010)
  • Author(s): Ogawa, K., Ota, H., Mukai, M., Suzuki, S.
  • Organizer: 5th Japanese-Nordic Conference on Traffic and Transportation Psychology
  • Place of Presentation: Turku University, Finland
• [Presentation] Evaluation of educational program to cope with negative emotions while driving
  • Author(s): Ogawa, K., Ota, H., Mukai, M., & Suzuki, S
  • Organizer: 5th Japanese-Nordic Conference on Traffic and Transportation Psychology
  • Place of Presentation: Turku, Finland
• [Presentation] ドライバーのための感情コントロール教育の評価研究
  • Author(s): 小川和久・太田博雄
  • Organizer: 交通科学研究会平成23年度学術研究発表会講演論文集
• [Remarks] 新聞記事: Turun Sanomat 2010. 8. 24 Tunnekoulutuksesta hetkellista apua japanilaisille(in Finnish)