Stages of change in mood and behavior during a winter in Antarctica

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 128-141

  Palinkas, Lawrence A ^a   Houseal, Matt ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; MENTAL HEALTH; RISK PERCEPTION; WINTER;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AFFECT; ANTARCTICA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COLD CLIMATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DARKNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEASON; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TRAVEL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFFECT; ANTARCTIC REGIONS; ANXIETY; COLD CLIMATE; DARKNESS; EXPEDITIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEASONS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0034017116     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00139160021972469     Document Type: Article

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