Psychological hibernation in Antarctica
Human activity in Antarctica has increased sharply in recent years. In particular during the winter months, people are exposed to long periods of isolation and confinement and an extreme physical environment that poses risks to health, well-being and performance. The present study aimed to gain a be...
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ftunivbergen:oai:bora.uib.no:1956/20281 2023-05-15T13:50:28+02:00 Psychological hibernation in Antarctica Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim van de Vijver, Fons J.R. Smith, Nathan A. 2019-02-05T15:54:00Z application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/1956/20281 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02235 eng eng Frontiers urn:issn:1664-1078 https://hdl.handle.net/1956/20281 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02235 cristin:1631582 Attribution CC BY http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Copyright 2018 The Author(s) Frontiers in Psychology Antarctica coping strategies affect psychological resilience winter-over syndrome Peer reviewed Journal article 2019 ftunivbergen https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02235 2023-03-14T17:41:16Z Human activity in Antarctica has increased sharply in recent years. In particular during the winter months, people are exposed to long periods of isolation and confinement and an extreme physical environment that poses risks to health, well-being and performance. The present study aimed to gain a better understanding of processes contributing to psychological resilience in this context. Specifically, the study examined how the use of coping strategies changed over time, and the extent to which changes coincided with alterations in mood and sleep. Two crews (N = 27) spending approximately 10 months at the Concordia station completed the Utrecht Coping List, the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), and a structured sleep diary at regular intervals (x 9). The results showed that several variables reached a minimum value during the midwinter period, which corresponded to the third quarter of the expedition. The effect was particularly noticeable for coping strategies (i.e., active problem solving, palliative reactions, avoidance, and comforting cognitions). The pattern of results could indicate that participants during Antarctic over-wintering enter a state of psychological hibernation as a stress coping mechanism. publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica University of Bergen: Bergen Open Research Archive (BORA-UiB) Antarctic Concordia Station ENVELOPE(123.333,123.333,-75.100,-75.100) Midwinter ENVELOPE(139.931,139.931,-66.690,-66.690) Frontiers in Psychology 9 |
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Human activity in Antarctica has increased sharply in recent years. In particular during the winter months, people are exposed to long periods of isolation and confinement and an extreme physical environment that poses risks to health, well-being and performance. The present study aimed to gain a better understanding of processes contributing to psychological resilience in this context. Specifically, the study examined how the use of coping strategies changed over time, and the extent to which changes coincided with alterations in mood and sleep. Two crews (N = 27) spending approximately 10 months at the Concordia station completed the Utrecht Coping List, the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), and a structured sleep diary at regular intervals (x 9). The results showed that several variables reached a minimum value during the midwinter period, which corresponded to the third quarter of the expedition. The effect was particularly noticeable for coping strategies (i.e., active problem solving, palliative reactions, avoidance, and comforting cognitions). The pattern of results could indicate that participants during Antarctic over-wintering enter a state of psychological hibernation as a stress coping mechanism. publishedVersion |
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Psychological hibernation in Antarctica |
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Psychological hibernation in Antarctica |
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Psychological hibernation in Antarctica |
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Psychological hibernation in Antarctica |
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