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Vehicle Drivers and Fatal Accidents
Author(s) -
Foeckler Merle M.,
Garrard Frances Hutcheson,
Williams Catherine Chinnis,
Thomas Alice M.,
Jones Teresa J.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
suicide and life‐threatening behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.544
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1943-278X
pISSN - 0363-0234
DOI - 10.1111/j.1943-278x.1978.tb00584.x
Subject(s) - psychosocial , exploratory research , intervention (counseling) , accident (philosophy) , poison control , suicide prevention , psychology , human factors and ergonomics , injury prevention , crisis intervention , occupational safety and health , applied psychology , medical emergency , engineering , forensic engineering , computer security , social psychology , medicine , psychiatry , sociology , computer science , pathology , anthropology , philosophy , epistemology
This study attempts an exploratory study of the question, What happens to drivers of vehicles involved in accidents in which there is a fatality, whether or not the driver was at fault? The purpose of the investigation was to attempt to determine what, if any, crisis intervention is needed for such drivers. A total of 33 drivers participated who were involved in such an accident from 6 months to 11 years prior to the interviews. Major findings are (1) the range of time for drivers to resolve their crises seemed to be from a few hours to years after the accident, (2) the crises created many psychosocial and physical problems for these drivers, (3) the support of family, friends, and significant others was the most important variable for the drivers in crisis resolution, (4) condemnation hindered them most.