Narcissism and Aggressive Driving: Is an Inflated View of the Self a Road Hazard? 1 M `  L, 2 D L. W,  G L. F York University A total of 210 drivers varying in levels of trait narcissism were presented with 10 scenarios of objectionable driving situations and were asked to make assessments of intentionality, level of inconsideration, and anger and to indicate the behavioral responses they would likely make in such situations. It was hypothesized that responses would reflect attributions made in assessing the behaviors of other motorists. Our results confirmed the associations among attributions, anger, and behavioral reactions. Positive correlations were found between attributions and levels of anger and driver aggression. Individuals high in narcissism were also found to respond more aggressively toward the frustrating driving behavior of others, but this relationship varied by gender and anger experience. Aggressive Driving In the past decade, road rage, aggressive driving, and anger while driving have received a great deal of public attention (Deffenbacher, Huff, Lynch, Oetting, & Salvatore, 2000; Hennessy & Wiesenthal, 2002). Public opinion surveys have indicated that many people believe that aggressive driving behaviors are increasing (Traffic Injury Research Foundation, 2007), and related incidents are a growing concern for motorists. One of the more difficult issues surrounding the study of aggressive driving has been the way in which to define this behavior operationally. Presently, there is no generally agreed upon definition of aggressive driving or of the term road rage, which is used to describe more extreme acts of driving aggression involving some type of personal assault (Tasca, 2000). According to Tasca (2000), aggressive drivers are more likely to speed, tailgate, make unsafe lane changes, run stop signs, honk, flash their lights, and make hand and facial gestures. Road rage has been defined as an extreme and very rare form of aggressive driving behavior that involves “assaultive behavior with the intent of bodily harm and possible homicide” 1 This research was conducted by Michèle Lustman in partial fulfillment of M.A. degree requirements of York University. D. L. Wiesenthal was supported by an AUTO21 grant. The authors thank Lisa Fiksenbaum and Mirka Ondrack for their assistance. 2 Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to David Wiesenthal, Depart- ment of Psychology, 288 Behavioural Science Building, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3J 1P3. E-mail: davidw@yorku.ca 1423 Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 2010, 40, 6, pp. 1423–1449. © 2010 Copyright the Authors Journal compilation © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.