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Table 3 Examples for mentioned coping strategies
From: Why drivers are frustrated: results from a diary study and focus groups
Category | Subcategory | Example |
|---|---|---|
Attentional deployment | ||
|  | Distraction by media | ‘turn on music’ |
‘listen to a podcast’ | ||
Think about something else | ‘count to ten’ | |
‘try to enjoy the landscape’ | ||
Distraction by others | ‘distraction through talking to someone’ | |
‘talk to co-driver (to distract myself)’ | ||
Response modulation | ||
|  | Curse | ‘curse once and call the other an idiot, after that I’m relaxed’ |
‘yell out of the window’ | ||
Breathing/Relaxing | ‘massage my earlobes’ | |
‘taking a deep breath’ | ||
Smoke | ‘smoked a cigarette’ | |
Cognitive change | ||
|  | Think differently about situation | ‘I took a step back in thought to get an overview’ |
‘remind myself that coming home safe is more important than this takeover | ||
Accept situation | ‘see the situation more relaxed’ | |
‘I decided to wait’ | ||
Talk to someone about situation | ‘I talked to my co-driver about the situation’ | |
‘talk about the situation with a friend on the phone’ | ||
Change aims | ‘communicate that I will be too late’ | |
‘set a new time frame’ | ||
Situation modification | ||
|  | Adapt own driving style | ‘switch on ACC to 80 (instead of the 100 that is allowed) if streets are crowded’ |
‘drive slowly’ | ||
Look for solution | ‘looked for a solution of the problem’ | |
‘ask an expert for help’ | ||
Leave situation / take a break | ‘look for an alternative route’ | |
‘took a break’ | ||
Situation selection | ||
|  | Prevention strategies | ‘leave my house on time’ |
‘avoid places that repeatedly lead to frustration’ | ||