Emotion Regulation, Stress, Aggression, stress and Coping Strategies between offender and Non-offender Drivers: A Comparative Study

Introduction: increasing rate of deaths and losses caused by driving violations has drawn attention of researchers. In this regard, this study was conducted to compare offenderdrivers with non-offender drivers in Tehran considering their emotion regulation, stress, aggression and coping strategies. Method: this was a causal-comparative study; statistical population consisted of all drivers in driving restrict 3 of Tehran during 2017 and statistical sample consisted of 100 aggressive drivers that were selected using convenient sampling method. The selected members were similar to 100 non-aggressive drivers in terms of age, education, and job status. Both groups filled out Lazarus and Folkman coping strategies questionnaire (1988), Garnefski’sEmotion Regulation Questionnaire (2001), Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire (1992), and Cohen et al Perceived Stress Questionnaire (PSQ) (1983). The obtained data were analyzed using MANCOVA and Kolmogorov-Smirnovtests through SPSS20 Software. Results: The results of study showed a significant difference between aggressive and non- aggressive drivers considering variables of emotion regulation, stress, aggression, and coping strategies (P<0.01). Conclusion: variables stress, aggression, avoidance and avoidance among coping strategies components, rumination and catastrophizing among components of emotion regulation were more among aggressive drivers compared to non- aggressive drivers.