How psychology might alleviate violence in queues: Perceived future wait and perceived load moderate violence against service providers.
Jean-Nicolas ReytArik CheshinDana HarariAnat RafaeliShira AgasiHadar MoriahHanna AdmiPublished in: PloS one (2019)
This paper demonstrates the relationship between crowded queues and violence towards service staff, and suggests two psychological mechanisms for buffering such violence: reducing perceived future wait and elevating perceived load.