Time-dependent mood fluctuations in Antarctic personnel : a meta-analytic review ...

• Main Author: Hawkes, C
• Format: Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: University Of Tasmania 2023
• Subjects: Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.25959/23239076; https://figshare.utas.edu.au/articles/thesis/Time-dependent_mood_fluctuations_in_Antarctic_personnel_a_meta-analytic_review/23239076

The third-quarter phenomenon is the dominant theoretical model to explain the psychological impacts of deployment in Antarctica on personnel. It posits that detrimental symptoms to functioning, such as negative mood, increase gradually throughout deployment and peak at the third-quarter point, regardless of overall deployment length. However, there is equivocal support for the model. The current meta-analysis included data from 20 studies (involving 1817 participants) measuring negative mood during deployment to elucidate this discrepancy. Across studies analyses were conducted on three data types; stratified by month utilising repeatedmeasured all time-points meta-analytic techniques, and pre/post deployment data for summer and winter deployment seasons respectively. Moderation analyses were conducted to investigate the impact of personnel's cultural orientation on functioning. Results did not support the proposed parameters of the third-quarter phenomenon, as negative mood did not peak at the third quarter ...