Accident-proneness in attempted suicide and in automobile accident victims.

Preston, Caroline E.

doi:10.1037/h0040385

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“…The concept of accident proneness was introduced in 1919 by Greenwood and Woods (1919) and Greenwood and Yule (1920), who noted that certain persons in an industrial setting had more than expected number of accident. Accident proneness in attempted suicide and automobile accident victims was, however, not supported when compared with accident-free subjects (Preston, 1964). Litman and Tabachnick (1967) identified differences between suicide-prone individuals and accident-prone individuals.…”

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confidence: 97%

Suicidal Intent in Single-Car Accident Drivers

Pompili

Girardi²,

Tatarelli³

et al. 2006

Crisis

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This study addressed the issue of a possible link between single-car accident drivers and suicidal intent. In the international literature this topic has generated both positive and negative results. Some authors have stressed unconscious suicidal motivations in various single accidents. Nevertheless, refutation of such theory was demonstrated through experimental studies. We selected 30 single-car accident drivers who had been admitted to emergency departments and then hospitalized for an average period of 10 days. We administered the Reason for Living Inventory (RFL) and investigated their attitudes toward suicide. We also matched these patients with a control group of drivers who had never had a car accident. Results showed that single-car accident drivers were not exposed to a higher overall suicidal risk, though they reported a higher risk on the RFL Survival and Coping Beliefs subscale and often expressed tiredness of being alive. These patients had experienced more life events than controls. We conclude that, although suicide risk was low in our patients, they were engaged in looking for a solution to their problems in which the accident played a role in such a process. This behavior has some characteristics of the logic of suicidal individuals.

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Suicidal Intent in Single-Car Accident Drivers

Pompili

Girardi²,

Tatarelli³

et al. 2006

Crisis

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“…In other words, the former individual was viewed as a "risk-taking winner," the latter as a "danger-avoiding loser." Also, Preston (1964) found that accidentprone persons were more extrapunitive, less impunitive, and rather barrier-oriented (obstacle-dominance). Conversely, he found that suicide-prone persons were less extrapunitive, more impunitive, and rather ego-oriented (ego-defense).…”

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confidence: 94%

Internal-external control dimension as related to accident and suicide proneness.

Williams¹,

Nickels²

1969

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

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“…The concept of accident proneness was introduced in 1919 by Greenwood and Woods [44] and Greenwood and Yule [45] who noted that some individuals in an industrial setting had more than the expected number of accidents. Preston [46] noted, however, that attempted suicides and drivers involved in car accidents differed on personality tests. Litman and Tabachnick [47] also identified differences between suicide-prone individuals and accident-prone individuals (see Table 2).…”

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confidence: 99%