Motor vehicle accidents and adolescents: An empirical study on their emotional and behavioral profiles, defense strategies and parental support

被引:40
作者
Cerniglia, Luca [1 ]
Cimino, Silvia [2 ]
Ballarotto, Giulia [2 ]
Casini, Elisa [2 ]
Ferrari, Anna [2 ]
Carbone, Paola [2 ]
Cersosimo, Mariangela [1 ]
机构
[1] Int Telemat Univ Uninettuno, Bergamo, Italy
[2] Univ Roma La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
关键词
Adolescence; Motorbikes collisions; Emotional-behavioral functioning; TORONTO-ALEXITHYMIA-SCALE; ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS; POSTTRAUMATIC-STRESS; DRIVING EXPERIENCE; RISK; CHILDREN; PERSONALITY; TRAUMA; INVOLVEMENT; VALIDATION;
D O I
10.1016/j.trf.2015.09.002
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
Background: Research has limitedly focused on adolescents' emotional-behavioral functioning preceding road collisions and on the role of family support. Objective: To verify whether the rates of motorbikes collisions among adolescents are associated with their emotional-behavioral functioning, their use of specific defense strategies and family support. Method: N = 150 adolescents who visited an emergency department for road accidents were selected and completed self-report questionnaires assessing emotional-behavioral functioning, difficulty in identifying and describing emotions, use of defense strategies and perceived family support. Results: Higher rates of motorbike collisions are associated with more maladaptive emotional-behavioral functioning. Higher perceived family support is associated with lower rates of collisions. Conclusions: Recidivism of motor vehicle collision among adolescents can be considered as a form of acting-out caused by their psychological difficulties. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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