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Trafik Kazazedelerinin Deneyimlerinin İncelenmesi: Ölümün Kıyısında, Yaşamın Derinliğine Bir Bakış.

Authors :
KAÇAN-BİBİCAN, Bilgesu
FINDIK, Gizem
ÖZ, Bahar
Source :
AYNA Clinical Psychology Journal. 2023, Vol. 10 Issue 3, p489-516. 28p.
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

Every year, 1.1 million traffic accidents occur in Türkiye, resulting in over 6,000 fatalities and 280,000 injuries. The aim of this study was to examine the traffic accidents that cause such losses and injuries from the perspectives of traffic psychology and accident survivors. Nine individuals who reported being affected by a traffic accident within the previous five years were interviewed. The thematic analysis yielded 4 super-ordinate themes. These were the "pre-accident and duringaccident situations", "the effects of the accident", "ways of coping with the accident", and "postaccident changes". The "pre-accident and during-accident situation" theme consisted of the subthemes of psychological and physiological state before the accident, emotions at the moment of the accident, and behavior at the time of the accident; the theme of "the effects of the accident" consisted of the sub-themes of the psychological effects of the accident, the physical effects of the accident, and the material effects of the accident; "ways of coping with the accident" consisted of the subthemes such as self-suggestion, social or professional support, and dealing with various activities; and "post-accident changes" theme consisted of attitude and attribution changes, and behavioral changes sub-themes. According to the findings, the traumatic accident experience overshadowed the pre-accident phase. The accident moment not only affected the survivors traumatically, but also provided growth. It was concluded that the participants did not adopt safe driving practices generally; instead, they focused on and changed the behavior that they believed caused the accident. The themes were evaluated based on the existing literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
Turkish
ISSN :
21484376
Volume :
10
Issue :
3
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
AYNA Clinical Psychology Journal
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
172900168
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.31682/ayna.1262910