PMID- 21852341
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20120604
LR  - 20151119
IS  - 1465-735X (Electronic)
IS  - 0146-8693 (Linking)
VI  - 37
IP  - 1
DP  - 2012 Jan-Feb
TI  - The traumatic impact of motor vehicle accidents in high school students.
PG  - 1-10
LID - 10.1093/jpepsy/jsr058 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVES: To obtain the year prevalence of nonfatal motor vehicle accidents 
      (MVAs) in adolescents, to describe trauma symptoms (posttraumatic stress, 
      depression, anxiety, dissociation), and to test a theoretical model of traumatic 
      events. METHODS: A community-based sample of 3,007 adolescents (mean age: 14.6 
      years) completed questionnaires regarding MVAs, appraisals, coping, support, and 
      trauma symptoms. RESULTS: Three percent of the adolescents reported being injured 
      in a MVA during the past year. Of the adolescents who reported a MVA in their 
      life (22.4%), 11.0% reported significant posttraumatic stress or other trauma 
      symptoms. Structural equation modeling revealed that negative appraisals mediated 
      the relation between trauma symptoms and MVA severity. Avoidant coping partially 
      mediated the relation between appraisal and trauma symptoms. Social support was 
      associated with less negative appraisals and with more avoidant coping. 
      CONCLUSIONS: Results suggest the need for a better registration of young traffic 
      victims to optimize screening for psychological problems.
FAU - Tierens, Marlies
AU  - Tierens M
AD  - Department of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology, Research Unit of Child and 
      Adolescent Psychiatry, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium. 
      Marlies.Tierens@UGent.be
FAU - Bal, Sarah
AU  - Bal S
FAU - Crombez, Geert
AU  - Crombez G
FAU - Van de Voorde, Patrick
AU  - Van de Voorde P
FAU - Rosseel, Yves
AU  - Rosseel Y
FAU - Antrop, Inge
AU  - Antrop I
FAU - Deboutte, Dirk
AU  - Deboutte D
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20110818
PL  - United States
TA  - J Pediatr Psychol
JT  - Journal of pediatric psychology
JID - 7801773
SB  - IM
MH  - Accidents, Traffic/*psychology/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Adaptation, Psychological
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Anxiety/*diagnosis/psychology
MH  - Child
MH  - Depression/*diagnosis/psychology
MH  - Dissociative Disorders/*diagnosis/psychology
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Models, Psychological
MH  - Prevalence
MH  - Social Support
MH  - Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/*diagnosis/psychology
MH  - Students
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
EDAT- 2011/08/20 06:00
MHDA- 2012/06/05 06:00
CRDT- 2011/08/20 06:00
PHST- 2011/08/20 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2011/08/20 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2012/06/05 06:00 [medline]
AID - jsr058 [pii]
AID - 10.1093/jpepsy/jsr058 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Pediatr Psychol. 2012 Jan-Feb;37(1):1-10. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsr058. Epub 2011 
      Aug 18.