Open AccessSocial representations of traffic violence and related psychosocial aspect
Author(s) -
Andréia Isabel Giacomozzi,
Andréa Barbará da Silva Bousfield,
Juliana Gomes Fiorott,
Maiara Leandro,
Anderson da Silveira,
Bruna Letícia da Silva
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
saúde e pesquisa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2176-9206
pISSN - 1983-1870
DOI - 10.17765/2176-9206.2020v13n1p193-204
Subject(s) - psychosocial , exploratory research , qualitative research , descriptive research , phenomenon , psychology , representation (politics) , social psychology , criminology , sociology , psychiatry , political science , social science , physics , quantum mechanics , politics , law
A qualitative, exploratory-descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out, featuring 50 semi-structured interviews with patients (45 males and 5 females) hospitalized due to traffic accidents. In most cases, the vehicle was a motorcycle and the interviewee was the driver going to work or returning home. It was not rainy in forty cases. Participants´ representation on traffic violence comprises the conception that society as a whole is violent, whilst traffic is another manifestation of such phenomenon within a society where education and respect for life are lacking. These aspects mainly refer to car drivers who, in a certain way, would disregard motorcyclists.