PMID- 22048822
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
DCOM- 20121002
LR  - 20111103
IS  - 1359-1053 (Print)
IS  - 1359-1053 (Linking)
VI  - 5
IP  - 1
DP  - 2000 Jan
TI  - The Impact of Motor Vehicle Accidents on the Psychological Well-being of At-fault 
      Drivers and Related Passengers.
PG  - 33-51
LID - 10.1177/135910530000500108 [doi]
AB  - This study assessed the effects of motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) on drivers' and 
      passengers' responsibility attribution, and levels of psychological distress and 
      well-being. A total of 321 MVA victims from the state of Queensland, Australia, 
      participated in this study by responding to a questionnaire designed to measure 
      the study's critical variables. Of the sample, 221 were drivers (99 males, 122 
      females) and 100 were passengers (31 males, 69 females). Of the passengers, 47 
      percent reported that they were related to the driver, while 53 percent reported 
      that they were not related to the driver. The drivers were categorized by their 
      attribution of responsibility for their accidents, with a resultant 20 percent 
      perceiving themselves to be at fault, and 80 percent perceiving themselves not to 
      be at fault. Results obtained from MANOVAs showed that there was a significant 
      decrease in reported well-being for both passenger- and driver-victims following 
      their accidents. For drivers, the decrease was significantly greater for those 
      who did not accept responsibility for their accidents than those who did. Path 
      analysis showed that blaming others for the accident was associated with higher 
      levels of psychological distress and a lower level of psychological well-being 
      (PWB) for both passengers and drivers. For drivers, accepting responsibility for 
      the accident was associated with lower levels of psychological distress and a 
      higher level of PWB. Implications for the development of coping strategies for 
      MVA victims are discussed.
FAU - Ho, R
AU  - Ho R
AD  - Central Queensland University, Australia.
FAU - Davidson, G
AU  - Davidson G
FAU - Van Dyke, M
AU  - Van Dyke M
FAU - Agar-Wilson, M
AU  - Agar-Wilson M
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - England
TA  - J Health Psychol
JT  - Journal of health psychology
JID - 9703616
EDAT- 2000/01/01 00:00
MHDA- 2000/01/01 00:01
CRDT- 2011/11/04 06:00
PHST- 2011/11/04 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2000/01/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2000/01/01 00:01 [medline]
AID - 5/1/33 [pii]
AID - 10.1177/135910530000500108 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Health Psychol. 2000 Jan;5(1):33-51. doi: 10.1177/135910530000500108.