Human Performance and Adaptation in Polar Environments

极地环境中的人类表现和适应

• 批准号: 9019131
• 负责人: Lawrence Palinkas
• 金额: $ 28.5万
• 依托单位: University of California-San Diego
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1991
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1991-07-15 至 1995-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9019131&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Human; Performance; Adaptation; Polar; Environments

Failure to adapt to prolonged isolation and extreme conditions of polar environments can have adverse consequences for both the individual and the organization. Despite decades of research, the identification of social and psychological characteristics associated with successful adaptation and performance in these settings remains problematic. Building upon the results of preliminary work conducted both in Antarctica and in the Canadian High Arctic, the proposed study will focus on social and psychological characteristics that predict performance and adaptation in both polar regions. Research will be conducted at McMurdo Station in Antarctica and four Atmospheric Environmental Service weather stations in the Canadian High Arctic using a battery of psychological screening instruments and a standardized debriefing protocol. This study will add to our understanding of the social and psychological sequellae of adaptation and adjustment in polar regions contributing to group morale and well-being, improved safety, and performance in these regions. In addition, the research will explicate fundamental interrelationships among environmental stress, coping resources, personality traits, and performance, and provide a growing data base for comparative and cross-cultural studies of adaptation and performance in polar environments.

无法适应长期的隔离和极端的条件， 极地环境可能会对北极和北极地区的 个人和组织。 尽管经过几十年的研究， 社会心理特征识别 与成功的适应和表现，在这些 设置仍然存在问题。 在联合国 在南极洲和加拿大进行的初步工作 高北极，拟议的研究将侧重于社会和 预测表现的心理特征， 适应两极地区。 研究将在 南极麦默多站与四个大气环境 加拿大高北极地区的服务气象站使用 一组心理筛查工具和一个标准化的 汇报程序 这项研究将增加我们对 适应的社会和心理后果， 极地地区的调整有助于提高团队士气， 改善这些地区的福祉、安全和绩效。 此外，本研究还将阐明 环境压力，应对资源， 个性特征和表现，并提供了越来越多的数据 适应和跨文化比较研究的基础 在极地环境中的表现。