TY - JOUR
T1 - Ambient temperature and horn honking
T2 - A Field Study of the Heat/Aggression Relationship
AU - Kenrick, Douglas
AU - Macfarlane, Steven W.
PY - 1986/3
Y1 - 1986/3
N2 - Using a method developed in previous field studies of aggression, this study examined the influence of ambient temperature on responses to a car stopped at a green light. To investigate alternative models of the effects of high temperature on interpersonal hostility, the study was conducted during the spring and summer in Phoenix, Arizona, and included a range on the temperaturehumidity discomfort index up to 1 160. Results indicated a direct linear increase in horn honking with increasing temperature. Stronger results were obtained by examining only those subjects who had their windows rolled down (and presumably did not have air conditioners operating).
AB - Using a method developed in previous field studies of aggression, this study examined the influence of ambient temperature on responses to a car stopped at a green light. To investigate alternative models of the effects of high temperature on interpersonal hostility, the study was conducted during the spring and summer in Phoenix, Arizona, and included a range on the temperaturehumidity discomfort index up to 1 160. Results indicated a direct linear increase in horn honking with increasing temperature. Stronger results were obtained by examining only those subjects who had their windows rolled down (and presumably did not have air conditioners operating).
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U2 - 10.1177/0013916586182002
DO - 10.1177/0013916586182002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84970395908
SN - 0013-9165
VL - 18
SP - 179
EP - 191
JO - Environment and Behavior
JF - Environment and Behavior
IS - 2
ER -