A study of acute-phase predictors for early detection of subsequent need of support in motor vehicle accident victims

• Project/Area Number: 15K04174
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Clinical psychology
• Research Institution: National Research Institute of Police Science
• Principal Investigator: Fujita Goro 科学警察研究所, 交通科学部, 部付主任研究官 (20356223)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 岡村 和子 科学警察研究所, 交通科学部, 室長 (10415440)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2020-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000); Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
• Keywords: 心理アセスメント / 被害者支援 / トラウマ / 交通事故

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Every year, many motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) involving injuries continue to occur in Japan, and the Japanese government says that it will comprehensively and systematically implement measures for traffic accident victims. Therefore, it is especially needed to find predictors for early detection of subsequent need of support in MVA victims. In this study, we conducted an in depth MVA case study of 156 injury MVAs, and two follow-up assessments to investigate the mental health problems of those injured in the accidents. In the follow-ups on average 44 days after the accident and one year after the accident, data of 134 cases and 67 cases were obtained respectively, and we performed a statistical analysis using mental health problems as the dependent variable.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

トラウマ体験からの回復に関するデータを追跡調査の方法により収集し、諸外国の研究と比較可能なデータを得た本研究の学術的意義は大きい。また、第10次交通安全基本計画では、犯罪被害者等基本法等の下、交通事故被害者等のための施策を総合的かつ計画的に推進するとされているところ、より適切な交通事故被害者支援を可能とするための知見を得た本研究の社会的意義は大きい。

Research Products

• [Presentation] Factors associated with mental health of Japanese motor vehicle accident victims in the prediction of chronic and delayed distress (2019)
  • Author(s): Goro Fujita
  • Organizer: 1st European Congress on Clinical Psychology and Psychological Treatment
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 交通事故体験から比較的間近な時期の心理的苦痛とその要因 (2018)
  • Author(s): 藤田悟郎、上田鼓、栁田多美
  • Organizer: 第17回日本トラウマティック・ストレス学会
• [Presentation] 交通事故被害者の心理的苦痛の影響要因 (2018)
  • Author(s): 藤田悟郎、上田鼓、栁田多美、岡村和子、小菅律
  • Organizer: 日本心理学会第82回大会
• [Presentation] Determinants of psychological distress among Japanese survivors of motor vehicle accidents at different time stages (2018)
  • Author(s): Goro Fujita, Tsutsumi Ueda, Tami Yanagita, Kazuko Okamura, Ritsu Kosuge
  • Organizer: 34th Annual Meeting International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
  • Int'l Joint Research