Stages of Change in Mood and Behavior During a Winter in Antarctica

• Published in: Environment and Behavior
• Main Authors: Palinkas, Lawrence A., Houseal, Matt
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications 2000
• Subjects: Austral; South Pole; McMurdo Station; Palmer Station; Palmer-Station; Antarc*; Antarctica; South pole
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00139160021972469; http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/00139160021972469

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...