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
Motor vehicle accidents and adolescents. An empirical study on their emotional and behavioral profiles, defense strategies and parental support / Cerniglia, Luca; Cimino, Silvia; Ballarotto, Giulia; Casini, Elisa; Ferrari, Anna; Carbone, Paola; Cersosimo, Mariangela. - In: TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART F: TRAFFIC PSYCHOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR. - ISSN 1369-8478. - STAMPA. - 35:(2015), pp. 28-36. [10.1016/j.trf.2015.09.002]
Motor vehicle accidents and adolescents. An empirical study on their emotional and behavioral profiles, defense strategies and parental support
CERNIGLIA, LUCA;CIMINO, SILVIA;BALLAROTTO, GIULIA;FERRARI, Anna;CARBONE, Paola;
2015
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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 difficultiesFile | Dimensione | Formato | |
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