Stress among two wheeler riders, who sustained limb fracture or injury due to road accident

Abstract

The objective of this study is to find whether there is a difference in the level of stress among young adult two wheeler riders, who sustained limb fracture or limb injury, due to road accident. A sample of 40 young adult two wheeler riders were chosen, consisting of males and females ( 20 each inclusive of 10 Limb Fractured and 10 Limb Injured ) using purposive sampling method. The Impact of Events Scale – Revised (Weiss & Marmar, 1997) was used in this study. This tool is based on the Diagnostic Statistical Manual (DSM) IV criteria for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and measures its three dimensions: Intrusion, Hyper-arousal and Avoidance. The statistical analysis used for the study were ANOVA and ‘t’ test. The study concludes that among the groups of males and females with limb fracture and limb injury, the level of stress was highest for Males with Limb Fracture and the lowest for Females with Limb Fracture. Among the sample, males have higher Intrusion, Hyper-arousal and Avoidance than females.