Stress training improves performance during a stressful flight

Human Factors

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 207-218

  McClernon, Christopher K ^a   McCauley, Michael E ^b   O'Connor, Paul E ^c   Warm, Joel S ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

aviation safety; cold pressor; flight training; performance under stress; pilot performance; pilot training; stress coping; stress exposure training

Indexed keywords

AVIATION SAFETY; COLD PRESSOR; FLIGHT TRAINING; PERFORMANCE UNDER STRESS; PILOT PERFORMANCE; PILOT TRAINING;

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS; AIRCRAFT CONTROL; FLIGHT SIMULATORS;

AIRCRAFT;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACCIDENTS, AVIATION; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959686734     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: 15478181     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018720811405317     Document Type: Article

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