新奇事件簿 你患有人行道狂怒癥嗎

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Do you ever get angry at people walking slowly in front of you? If you do, you might be suffering from Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED). A University of Hawaii professor, Leon James, has studied people’s emotions as they walk along busy streets in New York City. He discovered that many people have “serious problems” when someone walking at a snail’s pace in front of them impedes their progress. Dr James, a psychology professor, called the condition “sidewalk rage”. James is developing a Pedestrian Aggressiveness Syndrome Scale (PASS) to measure the different levels of sidewalk rage. It measures 15 different behaviors that indicate sidewalk rage. These include muttering to yourself, bumping into other pedestrians on purpose, glaring, and walking too closely to other people.

你會不會因為行人走路慢而氣憤？如果真是這樣，你或許已經(jīng)患上了沖動控制障礙。來自夏威夷大學的利昂·詹姆斯教授對紐約行人的情緒變化進行了研究。他發(fā)現(xiàn)如果前路行人走得異常緩慢，許多研究對象會感到極端“不適”。心理學教授詹姆斯將這種情況稱之為“人行道狂怒癥”。詹姆斯正在對狂怒等級進行研究，從而測量不同水平的“人行道狂怒癥”。并判定了15種癥狀。包括小聲嘀咕，故意撞向行人，怒目而視，緊挨他人行走。

Dr James'research found that tourists are those most likely to cause IED. They are the slowest walkers, at an average of 1.16 metres per second. IED sufferers should easily be able to spot tourists and change course to avoid any chances of getting angry. Next slowest are smokers, cellphone users, and people with bags. These walk between 1.27 and 1.3 metres per second. The fastest walkers, at 1.4 metres per second, are those who listen to music. New York resident Jim Redman said he was shocked when he found out about the research. “That’s me!” he said. “I get sidewalk rage every day. I can’t stand it when people walk so slow in the city. I have no patience with them,” he added. Mr Redman confessed that he also showed signs of IED in his home when his children slow down his journey to the bathroom.

詹姆斯博士的研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，游人最容易引起沖動控制障礙。游人的平均行速為每秒1.16米，他們走得最慢。沖動控制障礙患者應該很容易發(fā)現(xiàn)游客，與他們繞道而行，避免造成惱怒情緒。第二類最慢行人為吸煙人士，低頭族以及拎包人。他們的行速在每秒1.27到1.3米之間。步履最快的是聽音樂者，每秒1.4米。紐約市民吉姆·雷德曼稱他對這項研究表示震驚。他稱：“這說的就是我！”他還補充道：“我每天都會因人行道而生氣。我受不了人們走得太慢。我一點耐心都沒有。”雷德曼承認如果孩子前往浴室的步伐緩慢，他也會表現(xiàn)出沖動控制障礙。