Code
3G000508
Duration
01 January 2008 → 30 December 2013
Funding
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Social sciences
- Personality psychology
- Learning and behaviour
Keywords
children
adolescents
road traffic accident
PTSD
posttraumatic stress
prevalence
risk factors
Project description
Young victims of road traffic accidents are at risk for developing posttraumatic stress and trauma related symptoms. This development is related to risk and protective variables. Goal of current research is to assess prevalence and risk and protective factors of posttraumatic stress and trauma related symptoms in young Flemish victims of road traffic accidents, in order to develop appropriate support.