The impact of motor vehicle injury on distress: Moderators and trajectories over time
Authors: Naomi Wiesenthal and Evelyn Vingilis
Overview
Abstract (English)
Research reveals that motor vehicle injuries (MVIs) can result in severe and debilitating psychological distress. Yet, not every person who has sustained a MVI suffers psychologically. It appears that risk of distress varies by demographic and psychosocial characteristics. The present study aimed to explore the trajectories of post-MVI distress and the effect of pre-MVI psychological functioning on post-MVI distress. Hierarchical linear modeling was used to explore the longitudinal dataset from the Canadian National Population Health Survey. Participants were assessed up to nine years post-MVI. Post-MVI distress increased over time. Men experienced greater overall distress than women and a greater increase in distress over time. Pre-MVI distress predicted post-MVI distress. This relationship was strongest for those with greater pre-MVI alcohol consumption. At low levels of pre-MVI distress, greater pre-MVI alcohol consumption was related to lower post-MVI distress, but at high levels of pre-MVI distress, greater pre-MVI alcohol consumption predicted increased post-MVI distress. Those with partners experienced less distress than the unpartnered. This study supports the general findings of other post-MVI and post-trauma studies, although the current study’s main and interaction effects reveal more complex and nuanced relationships among variables in their prediction of post-MVI psychological distress.
Abstract (French)
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Details
Type | Journal article |
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Author | Naomi Wiesenthal and Evelyn Vingilis |
Publication Year | 2013 |
Title | The impact of motor vehicle injury on distress: Moderators and trajectories over time |
Volume | 21 |
Journal Name | Transportation Research Part F |
Pages | 13-Jan |
Publication Language | English |
- Naomi Wiesenthal
- Naomi Wiesenthal and Evelyn Vingilis
- The impact of motor vehicle injury on distress: Moderators and trajectories over time
- Transportation Research Part F
- 21
- 2013
- 13-Jan