Motor Vehicle Accident Trauma
Funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, $115,000.00.
Principle Investigator: Charles Benight
Utilized social cognitive theory to understand
recovery process involved with MVA trauma.
Publications
- Benight, C. C., Cieslak, R., I. R. Molton, & L. E. Johnson (in press).
Self-evaluative appraisals of coping capability and traumatic distress following
motor vehicle accidents. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.
- Cieslak, R., Benight, C. C., & Lehman V. C. (in press). Coping
self-efficacy mediates the effects of negative cognitions on traumatic distress. Behaviour Research and Therapy.
Conference Presentations
- Cieslak, R., &
Benight, C. C. (2007, November). Social support mediates the effects of PTSD
symptoms on change in coping self-efficacy. Paper presented at the 24th
Conference of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Baltimore,
Maryland.
- Cieslak, R., &
Benight, C. C. (2007, November). Coping with stress mediates the effects of
coping self-efficacy on change in PSTD symptoms. Poster presented at the 24th
Conference of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Baltimore,
Maryland.