Psychological Changes in Hundred-Day Remote Antarctic Field Groups

• Published in: Environment and Behavior
• Main Authors: Wood, Joanna, Lugg, Desmond J., Hysong, Sylvia J., Harm, Deborah L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications 1999
• Subjects: Antarctic; Lambert Glacier; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0013916599313001; http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0013916599313001

Psychological adaptation to extreme environments has been examined from several perspectives. In this study, two Australian teams, each consisting of six male crew members, completed computer-administered questionnaires twice weekly during 100-day traverses around the Lambert Glacier Basin, Antarcti...