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Posttraumatic growth in child survivors of a road traffic accident
Author(s) -
Salter Emma,
Stallard Paul
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of traumatic stress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.259
H-Index - 134
eISSN - 1573-6598
pISSN - 0894-9867
DOI - 10.1023/b:jots.0000038482.53911.01
Subject(s) - posttraumatic growth , posttraumatic stress , psychology , human factors and ergonomics , injury prevention , suicide prevention , road traffic accident , occupational safety and health , psychiatry , poison control , road traffic , clinical psychology , medicine , medical emergency , engineering , pathology , transport engineering
Although the negative consequences of trauma have been well researched and described, posttraumatic growth has only recently come to the attention of researchers. This paper considers whether children (aged 7–18 years) who have been involved in a road traffic accident can experience posttraumatic growth outcomes. From 158 children who took part in an interview, qualitative analysis of interview notes found that 67 (42%) reported some aspect of posttraumatic growth, most notably in terms of their philosophy of life. Of these, 25 (37%) were also assessed as experiencing posttraumatic stress disorder.