Difficulties in Regulating Emotions Against Aggressive Driving Behavior with Moral Disengagement as a Mediator

Abstract

This study aims to determine the relationship between variables and to determine whether the difficulties in emotion regulation can have an indirect effect on aggressive driving behavior through moral disengagement as a mediator on motorcycle riders in Bekasi Regency and City. This study uses quantitative method with a correlational research design and path analysis. The subjects in this study were 424 motorcyclists. This study uses a scale of aggressive driving behavior with an r alpha value=0,953, a moral disengagement scale with an r alpha value=0,942, and an difficulties in emotion regulation scale with an r alpha value=0,955. The sampling technique used is quota sampling. The data analysis technique used Spearman’s Rho Correlation and Path Analysis. This study found that there was a positive relationship between difficulties in emotion regulation and moral disengagement (r=0,517, p<0,05), there was a positive relationship between moral disengagement and aggressive driving behavior (r=0,605, p<0,05), there was a positive relationship between difficulties in emotion regulation and aggressive driving behavior (r=0,374, p<0,05),  and there is a direct effect of difficulties in emotion regulation on aggressive driving behavior (????=0,407, p<0,05) and there is an indirect effect of difficulties in emotion regulation on aggressive driving behavior by involving moral disengagement as a mediator (????=0,073, p>0,05). This study shows that the value of the coefficient of indirect effect decreases and becomes insignificant when compared to the coefficient of indirect effect, so it can be concluded that the form full mediator.