Profiles of resilient psychosocial function during three isolated ski expeditions in the High Arctic
To successfully complete a Polar expedition individuals and teams must respond resiliently to the environmental, psychological, and social demands they face. In this study we examined profiles of resilient function in seven people from three expeditions in the High Arctic. Using a structured daily d...
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ftunivbergen:oai:bora.uib.no:11250/3108591 2024-01-21T10:03:35+01:00 Profiles of resilient psychosocial function during three isolated ski expeditions in the High Arctic Smith, Nathan Bostock, Louisa Barrett, Emma C. Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim Jones, Marc V. Wuebker, Robert 2023 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3108591 https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.3331 eng eng Wiley urn:issn:1532-3005 https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3108591 https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.3331 cristin:2180523 Stress and Health. 2023. Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internasjonal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.no Copyright 2023 the authors Stress and Health Journal article Peer reviewed 2023 ftunivbergen https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.3331 2023-12-28T00:08:43Z To successfully complete a Polar expedition individuals and teams must respond resiliently to the environmental, psychological, and social demands they face. In this study we examined profiles of resilient function in seven people from three expeditions in the High Arctic. Using a structured daily diary, participants reported on experiences of physical health (morning and evening), affect, team cohesion, performance, and potential explanatory factors including sleep, demand appraisals, events, and coping strategies. Notable intra- and inter-individual variability was observed in daily reports and all profiles could be interpreted as representing resilient function. A number of significant relationships were found between markers of resilient physical and psychosocial function and potential explanatory variables. For example, there was much more daily variability in an individual's reporting of positive affect than prior research might imply, and what prior research designs could capture. Further, while negative affect tended to remain low and stable, our findings reveal that even minor and infrequent increases in negative emotions were significantly associated with other variables in the network. Finally, across the expedition period individual coping resources consistently exceeded demands, suggesting that individuals viewed the expedition as a challenge and not a threat. More broadly, these findings inform efforts to monitor, and maintain resilience when operating in Polar and other extreme settings. publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic University of Bergen: Bergen Open Research Archive (BORA-UiB) Arctic Stress and Health |
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To successfully complete a Polar expedition individuals and teams must respond resiliently to the environmental, psychological, and social demands they face. In this study we examined profiles of resilient function in seven people from three expeditions in the High Arctic. Using a structured daily diary, participants reported on experiences of physical health (morning and evening), affect, team cohesion, performance, and potential explanatory factors including sleep, demand appraisals, events, and coping strategies. Notable intra- and inter-individual variability was observed in daily reports and all profiles could be interpreted as representing resilient function. A number of significant relationships were found between markers of resilient physical and psychosocial function and potential explanatory variables. For example, there was much more daily variability in an individual's reporting of positive affect than prior research might imply, and what prior research designs could capture. Further, while negative affect tended to remain low and stable, our findings reveal that even minor and infrequent increases in negative emotions were significantly associated with other variables in the network. Finally, across the expedition period individual coping resources consistently exceeded demands, suggesting that individuals viewed the expedition as a challenge and not a threat. More broadly, these findings inform efforts to monitor, and maintain resilience when operating in Polar and other extreme settings. publishedVersion |
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Profiles of resilient psychosocial function during three isolated ski expeditions in the High Arctic |
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Profiles of resilient psychosocial function during three isolated ski expeditions in the High Arctic |
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