@article{ref1,
title="Motor vehicle accidents and adolescents: an empirical study on their emotional and behavioral profiles, defense strategies and parental support",
journal="Transportation research part F: traffic psychology and behaviour",
year="2015",
author="Cerniglia, Luca and Cimino, Silvia and Ballarotto, Giulia and Casini, Elisa and Ferrari, Anna and Carbone, Paola and Cersosimo, Mariangela",
volume="35",
number="",
pages="28-36",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Research has limitedly focused on adolescents' emotional-behavioral functioning preceding road collisions and on the role of family support. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: To verify whether the rates of motorbikes collisions among adolescents are associated with their emotional-behavioral functioning, their use of specific defense strategies and family support. <br><br>METHOD: N = 150 adolescents who visited an emergency department for road accidents were selected and completed self-report questionnaires assessing emotional-behavioral functioning, difficulty in identifying and describing emotions, use of defense strategies and perceived family support. <br><br>RESULTS: Higher rates of motorbike collisions are associated with more maladaptive emotional-behavioral functioning. Higher perceived family support is associated with lower rates of collisions. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Recidivism of motor vehicle collision among adolescents can be considered as a form of acting-out caused by their psychological difficulties.<p />",
language="en",
issn="1369-8478",
doi="10.1016/j.trf.2015.09.002",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2015.09.002"
}