Sensation seeking predicts risky driving behavior: The mediating role of difficulties in emotion regulation

The purpose of this study was to explore the mediating effect of difficulties in emotion regulation on the relationship between sensation seeking and driving behavior based on the dual-process model of aberrant driving behavior. A sample of 299 drivers in China completed the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale, the Driver Behavior Questionnaire, and the Sensation Seeking Scale V (SSS). The relationships among sensation seeking, difficulties in emotion regulation, and driving behavior were investigated using pathway analysis. The results showed that (1) disinhibition and boredom susceptibility are positively and significantly related to difficulties in emotion regulation and risky driving behaviors; (2) difficulties in emotion regulation are positively and significantly associated with risky driving behaviors; (3) difficulties in emotion regulation mediate the effect of sensation seeking on driving behaviors, supporting the dual-process model of driving behavior; and (4) professional drivers score higher in terms of difficulties in emotion regulation and risky driving behaviors than nonprofessional drivers. The findings of this study could provide valuable insights into the selection of suitable drivers and the development of certain programs that benefit road safety.     

"修辞"策略与制度化过程——浅析中国传播学学科的形成

中国传播学研究已经形成了对象、范畴、方法和主题等一系列初级的知识框架。这些是必须的，却还不足已形成一个学科。从学科的知识形式来看，还需要一些必要的修辞，这包括普遍化和抽象化、扩展内涵、设置对应、追根溯源、构建基础。而成为一个合法的学科，更加重要的是制度化与国家的认同。依托新闻学的基本架构，传播学得以广泛传播、建立了一系列学院化的机构和相关刊物，最终被认定为一级学科。