World Assumptions as a measure of meaning in rural road crash victims.
OBJECTIVE
To explore the effect of experiencing a road crash on aspects of psychological meaning.


METHODS
A 12-month repeated measures prospective design was used.


METHODS
Data were collected from admissions to a hospital in central Victoria.


METHODS
Seventy-two injured road crash victims took part in the study.


METHODS
Three measures of psychological trauma and the World Assumptions Scale.


RESULTS
World Assumptions Scale scores did not change significantly over the year, despite improvements in other trauma scores.


CONCLUSIONS
This study does shed some light on the psychological effects of road trauma, but further research is needed to create more sophisticated measures.
Jeavons
Sue
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School of Psychological Science, La Trobe University, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. s.jeavons@latrobe.edu.au
Godber
Tim
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D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000523:psychology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D026686:Beneficence; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011580:Psychological Techniques; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012424:Rural Population; D012649:Self Concept; D014739:Victoria; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000523:psychology*