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The tougher the environment, the harder the adaptation? A psychological point of view in extreme situations

Gaudino MarvinMartinent GuillaumeBachelard ClaudeNicolas MichelSuedfeld PeterPalinkas Lawrence

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020301 aerospace & aeronauticsPoint (typography)media_common.quotation_subject[SHS.PSY]Humanities and Social Sciences/PsychologyAerospace EngineeringMultilevel analysesPerceived control02 engineering and technologyExtreme environmentsPsychological dimensions01 natural sciences[SHS.PSY] Humanities and Social Sciences/Psychology0203 mechanical engineeringPsychological adaptation0103 physical sciencesTime coursePerceived controlAdaptationPsychologyAdaptation (computer science)Function (engineering)010303 astronomy & astrophysicsCognitive psychologymedia_common

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IF: 2.8 (Q1); International audience; Grounded within a multidimensional and multilevel approach, the aim of this study was to investigate the time course of Psychological Adaptation Process (PAP) dimensions (social, emotional, occupational, and physical) during one-year polar winter-overs in Subantarctic and Antarctic stations. The effects of perceived control (PC) at the start of polar winter on the dynamics of the PAP dimensions were also examined. The present findings clarify some changes in PAP in extreme environments: (a) The dimensions of psychological adaptation evolved differently as a function of environmental conditions; and (b) PC influenced the trajectories of PAP dimensions. These findings elucidate the importance and complexity of psychological dimensions and the significant role of PC in adaptation to an extreme environment.

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2021-10-01
https://hal.science/hal-03262578