title: Emotional experiences one year after a traffic accident: An exploratory study of verbatim accounts of the ESPARR cohort.
abstract: The aim of this study was to characterize different possible profiles of emotional experiences of victims of traffic accident based on verbatim accounts collected one year after the accident, and to relate these profiles to various socio-demographic and health data. A hierarchical cluster analysis of the emotional lexicon was made by categorizing and quantifying the EMOTAIX© lexicon using Tropes© text analysis software. Out of the 751 selected subjects, 328 expressed one or more emotional experiences. A link appeared between quality of life (QoL), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the valence of expressed emotions. Injury severity and history distinguished two sets expressing negative-valence emotional experience. Paradoxically, a group also emerged with a large proportion of severely injured persons, associated with the expression of positive-valence emotional experiences and with domains of QoL and PTSD. The analysis of subjective data sheds light on the experience of traffic accident victims and shows a way forward for research and clinical intervention.
authors.affiliation: Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon1, Ifsttar-TS2-Umrette, UMR T_9405, 25 Avenue François Mitterrand, Case 24, Cité des Mobilités, 69675 Bron Cedex, France. Electronic address: barthelemy.tavernier@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Barthélémy-Claude
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Tavernier
authors.affiliation: Ifsttar-TS2-Lescot, 25 Avenue François Mitterrand, Case 24, Cité des mobilités, 69675 Bron Cedex, France. Electronic address: laurence.paire-ficout@ifsttar.fr.
authors.forename: Laurence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Paire-Ficout
authors.affiliation: Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon1, Ifsttar-TS2-Umrette, UMR T_9405, 25 Avenue François Mitterrand, Case 24, Cité des Mobilités, 69675 Bron Cedex, France. Electronic address: charnayp@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Pierrette
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Charnay
authors.affiliation: Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon1, Ifsttar-TS2-Umrette, UMR T_9405, 25 Avenue François Mitterrand, Case 24, Cité des Mobilités, 69675 Bron Cedex, France. Electronic address: helene.tardy@ifsttar.fr.
authors.forename: Hélène
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tardy
authors.affiliation: LAPSCO UMR CNRS 6024, 34 Avenue Carnot, 63037 Clermont-Ferrand Cedex, France. Electronic address: marie.izaute@univ-bpclermont.fr.
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Izaute
authors.affiliation: LAPSCO UMR CNRS 6024, 34 Avenue Carnot, 63037 Clermont-Ferrand Cedex, France. Electronic address: laetitia.silvert@univ-bpclermont.fr.
authors.forename: Laetitia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Silvert
authors.affiliation: Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon1, Ifsttar-TS2-Umrette, UMR T_9405, 25 Avenue François Mitterrand, Case 24, Cité des Mobilités, 69675 Bron Cedex, France. Electronic address: martine.hours@ifsttar.fr.
authors.forename: Martine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hours
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000328:Adult; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004644:Emotions; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D020127:Recovery of Function; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Emotional experience; Narrative; PTSD; Quality of life; Victims of traffic accidents