Road rage linked to work stress

The Work and Stress Research Group at the University of South Australia studied 130 Adelaide workers and looked at the impact of pressures at work on their levels of anger while driving.

They reported in the Accident Analysis and Prevention journal that the study had found a significant relationship between what they called "Effort-Reward Imbalance" (ERI) and road rage.

The report said: "This finding implies that individuals who suffer a perceived imbalance between high effort and low reward in the workplace may develop increased over-commitment and general anger, which in turn increases the individual's tendency to experience frequent and intense anger in driving."

The study involved both male and female workers of all ages and of varying income levels.