Stages of Change in Mood and Behavior During a Winter in Antarctica
Seasonal variation in mood and behavior was examined in 87 American men and women who spent the 1991 austral winter at three different research stations in Antarctica. The South Pole station (90° S) crew reported a significant decline in tension/anxiety, depression, anger, confusion, and fatigue fro...
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crsagepubl:10.1177/00139160021972469 2024-09-30T14:24:55+00:00 Stages of Change in Mood and Behavior During a Winter in Antarctica Palinkas, Lawrence A. Houseal, Matt 2000 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00139160021972469 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/00139160021972469 en eng SAGE Publications http://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license Environment and Behavior volume 32, issue 1, page 128-141 ISSN 0013-9165 1552-390X journal-article 2000 crsagepubl https://doi.org/10.1177/00139160021972469 2024-09-17T04:39:10Z Seasonal variation in mood and behavior was examined in 87 American men and women who spent the 1991 austral winter at three different research stations in Antarctica. The South Pole station (90° S) crew reported a significant decline in tension/anxiety, depression, anger, confusion, and fatigue from March to August, followed by a significant increase in tension/anxiety and fatigue and a significant decline in vigor from August to October. The McMurdo station (78°51’S) crew also reported a significant decline in tension/anxiety from March to July and a significant increase in tension/anxiety from July to August. In contrast, the Palmer station (64°46’S) crew experienced no significant changes in any mood subscale from May to October. The nonlinear pattern of change in mood suggests that adaptation to prolonged isolation and confinement in an extreme environment occurs in two or three stages. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica South pole South pole SAGE Publications Austral South Pole McMurdo Station ENVELOPE(166.667,166.667,-77.850,-77.850) Palmer Station ENVELOPE(-64.050,-64.050,-64.770,-64.770) Palmer-Station ENVELOPE(-64.050,-64.050,-64.770,-64.770) Environment and Behavior 32 1 128 141 |
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Seasonal variation in mood and behavior was examined in 87 American men and women who spent the 1991 austral winter at three different research stations in Antarctica. The South Pole station (90° S) crew reported a significant decline in tension/anxiety, depression, anger, confusion, and fatigue from March to August, followed by a significant increase in tension/anxiety and fatigue and a significant decline in vigor from August to October. The McMurdo station (78°51’S) crew also reported a significant decline in tension/anxiety from March to July and a significant increase in tension/anxiety from July to August. In contrast, the Palmer station (64°46’S) crew experienced no significant changes in any mood subscale from May to October. The nonlinear pattern of change in mood suggests that adaptation to prolonged isolation and confinement in an extreme environment occurs in two or three stages. |
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Palinkas, Lawrence A. Houseal, Matt Stages of Change in Mood and Behavior During a Winter in Antarctica |
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Stages of Change in Mood and Behavior During a Winter in Antarctica |
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Stages of Change in Mood and Behavior During a Winter in Antarctica |
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Stages of Change in Mood and Behavior During a Winter in Antarctica |
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Stages of Change in Mood and Behavior During a Winter in Antarctica |
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Stages of Change in Mood and Behavior During a Winter in Antarctica |
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stages of change in mood and behavior during a winter in antarctica |
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