Coping Style and Social Support in Family with Intellectual Disability after Traffic Accidents

VernacularTitle:应对方式及社会支持对交通事故智残者亲属的影响
Author: Hua YU ; Xianwen ZHU ; Yonghua QI
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: traffic accident, intellectual disability, folks, psychology, coping style, social support
From: Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2008;14(3):272-273
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the psychology of the folks of the mental disabled after traffic accidents,and to survey the influence of the coping style and social support on their psychology.Methods 96 folks of the mental disabled after traffic accidents were evaluated with Symptom Checklist-90(SCL-90),Trait Coping Style Questionnaire(TCSQ)and Social Support Rating Scale(SSRS).Results The total score and every factor's score of SCL-90 were all higher than norms(P<0.01).The total score and every factors' score of SCL-90 negatively correlated with positive coping style and objective social support,and positively correlated with negative coping style(P<0.05 or P<0.01).Conclusion The folks of the mental disabled after traffic accidents show more psychological problems,that correlate with the coping styles and social support.