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Trends and individual differences in response to short-haul flight operationsA survey of airline pilots was undertaken to determine normative patterns and individual differences in mood and sleep during short-haul flight operations. The results revealed that over the course of a typical 2-d trip, pilots experience a decline in positive mood, or activity, and an increase in negative mood, or tension. On layovers, pilots report experiencing sleep of shorter duration and poorer quality than at home. These patterns are very similar to those reported by Gander and Graeber (1987) and by Gander et al. (1988), using high-fidelity sleep and activity monitoring equipment. Examination of the impact of two personality dimensions extracted from the Jenkins Activity Survey measure of the Type A personality, Achievement Striving and Impatience/Irritability, suggested that Impatience/Irritability may serve as a marker of individuals most likely to experience health-related problems on trips. Achievement Striving may serve as a predictor of performance in crew settings.
Document ID
19900037376
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Chidester, Thomas R.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
February 1, 1990
Publication Information
Publication: Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine
Volume: 61
ISSN: 0095-6562
Subject Category
Behavioral Sciences
Accession Number
90A24431
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NCC2-286
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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