Risky driving and emotions

Straipsnyje pateikiama tyrimų, susijusių su rizikingu vairavimu ir ypač su emocijų įtaka rizikingam vairavimui, apžvalga. Šio straipsnio tikslas – apibendrinti ir įvertinti žinių rizikingo vairavimo ir emocijų srityje būklę. Aptariamos keturios dažniausiai tyrinėjamos emocijos - pyktis, nerimas, liūdesys ir džiaugsmas, bei kitas požiūris, analizuojantis poveikį vairuotojui valentingumo ir sužadinimo perspektyvoje. Straipsnis užbaigiamas išvadomis bei galimų ateities tyrimų gairėmis.Review of literature surrounding risky driving and emotions is provided in this article. The main purpose of this article is to summarize and evaluate the knowledge about risky driving and emotions. Four most widely discussed emotions are summarized here - anger, anxiety, sadness and happiness, and also the other view, which analyzes impact for the driver in terms of valence and arousal. Article finishes with conclusions and guidelines for possible future research. Main conclusions are as follows: risky driving is gaining research popularity worldwide, though only few studies examined impact of emotions on driving, no studies were published in Lithuania on this topic; anger emotion is associated with increased risky driving; it is unclear whether anxiety influences and how driving behavior, additional research is needed to answer this question; happiness and sadness most likely increase risky driving, but additional research is needed