Prospective memory performance and emotional regulation during wintering at Bharati station in Antarctica

• Published in: Polar Science
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Adaptation; Cognition; Expedition; Extreme environment; Memory; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar Science
• Online Access: https://nipr.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_uri&item_id=16996; http://id.nii.ac.jp/1291/00016865/

Antarctica environment has huge impact on human functioning. Individual can resist and have normal functioning in extreme environment. However, it poses a constant challenge to the health and welling being of individual. Memory is one of the core cognitive performance. Memory performance was studied during expedition. However, to best of my knowledge not a single study is conducted to see the effect of Antarctica on prospective memory performance. Further, emotional regulation plays significant role during wintering at Antarctica. The aim of this study was to investigate emotion regulation and prospective memory performance during long term stay in Antarctica. The data was collected during January 2021 (N = 18), June 2021(N = 18), and December 2021(N = 17) from Bharati station, Antarctica. Three questionnaires namely prospective memory questionnaire (PMQ), emotional regulation, and positive and negative affect (PANAS) were administered. The data was analysed using 4 × 5 mixed analysis variance with condition as between and prospective memory as within subject variable and 2 × 2 × 2 mixed analysis variance with condition as between subject and emotion regulation and PANAS as within subject variable. The results showed that all main effects were significant, and some interactions were also significant.