The impact of motor vehicle accidents on the psychological well-being of at-fault drivers and related passengers

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 33-51

  Ho, Robert ^a   Davidson, Graham ^b   Van Dyke, Marilyn ^b   Agar Wilson, Mary ^b  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Motor vehicle accident; Psychological wellbeing; Responsibility attribution

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRIVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; OFFENDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPONSIBILITY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VICTIM;

EID: 0033977784     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135910530000500108     Document Type: Article

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