Impacto de las dificultades en la regulación emocional sobre el comportamiento de los conductores

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Mario Alberto Trógolo
Franco Melchior.
Leonardo Adrián Medrano

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El objetivo del presente estudio consistió en evaluar la relación entre las dificultades en la regulaciónde las emociones y los estilos de conducción vehicular. Se aplicaron medidas de autoinformea una muestra de 137 conductores argentinos que conducían vehículos regularmente. Conforme alas hipótesis que sustentaron este trabajo, se observó que aquellos conductores que presentabanmayores dificultades en diferentes dimensiones de regulación emocional presentaron un estilode conducción más ansioso, agresivo, disociativo y riesgoso. Por el contrario, los conductores conmenores dificultades para regular sus emociones evidenciaron un estilo de conducción más cordialy prudente. Por otra parte, análisis de regresión múltiple (método stepwise) revelaron que lasdimensiones de regulación emocional realizaron una contribución diferencial en la predicción delos diferentes estilos de conducción. Se destaca la importancia de incluir en la evaluación no sólolas aptitudes psico-físicas sino también emocionales tanto en los aspirantes a la obtención comoen la renovación del permiso de conducir y se ofrecen algunas propuestas para el desarrollo deprogramas de entrenamiento en regulación emocional para conductores con estilos de manejodesadaptativos. Finalmente, se exponen las limitaciones de este trabajo y se recomiendan futuraslíneas de investigación.

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Trógolo, M. A., Melchior., F., & Medrano, L. A. (2014). Impacto de las dificultades en la regulación emocional sobre el comportamiento de los conductores. Journal of Behavior, Health & Social Issues, 6(1), 107–117. https://doi.org/10.22201/fesi.20070780.2014.6.1.48532
Biografía del autor/a

Mario Alberto Trógolo, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Degree: Bachelors degree in Psychology. Affiliation: Professor andScientific Investigator at “Universidad Siglo 21” in Argentina. Line of research: emotions, emotionalregulation and its influence at the behavior related to Traffic Safety.

Franco Melchior., Scientific Investigator at “Universidad Siglo 21, Argentina”, profesor at Universidad Católica de Córdoba. Clinical Psychologist. Therapeutic group coordinator in Therapeutic Center Dr. Máximo Ravenna.

Degree: Bachelors degree in Psychology, Universidad Católica de Córdoba.Affiliation: Scientific Investigator at “Universidad Siglo 21, Argentina”, profesor at Universidad Católicade Córdoba. Clinical Psychologist. Therapeutic group coordinator in Therapeutic Center Dr. MáximoRavenna. Line of research: Obesity and its relationship with cognitive and emotional variables.

Leonardo Adrián Medrano, Professor and Scientific Investigator at “Universidad Siglo 21” in Argentina. Laboratory Director of Educational and Psychological Assessment, School of Psychology, National University of Córdoba.

Degree: Bachelors degree in Psychology. Affiliation: Professor andScientific Investigator at “Universidad Siglo 21” in Argentina. Laboratory Director of Educational andPsychological Assessment, School of Psychology, National University of Córdoba. Line of research:Emotions, Motivation and Cognitive judgements in educational and clinical settings.

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