On the items and usage of a questionnaire for evaluation of stress caused by phasic task demand.

Suzuki, Maya; Hirao, Naoyasu; Terashita, Hiromi; Oda, Yayoi; Yagi, Akihiro

doi:10.5100/jje.35.259

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“…Phasic Stress Scale (PSS) [ 19 ]: The PSS is a subjective evaluation method for transient stress that consists of 18 questions. The questions are categorized into six emotional scales (malaise, pleasant, anger, anxiety, stress, strain).…”

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Effect of Indoor Forest Bathing on Reducing Feelings of Fatigue Using Cerebral Activity as an Indicator

Imamura

Sakakibara

Arai

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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We created an indoor forest bathing environment in a sunlight-type environmentally controlled chamber and both physiological and psychological measurements were conducted for the evaluation of mental fatigue reduction. At first, a working memory load experiment was performed among 10 participants in a space without plants to identify an indicator correlating with feelings of fatigue, using the cerebral activity of the prefrontal cortex. Then, the indicator was used to evaluate whether a 20-min exposure to an indoor forest bathing environment reduced the level of the feeling of fatigue. The working memory load experiment demonstrated that, when mental fatigue increased, the amount of oxygenated hemoglobin (oxy-Hb) in the right prefrontal cortex and the right-left difference in oxy-Hb (ΔRL oxy-Hb) in the prefrontal cortex increased. These were proposed as indicators of mental fatigue. In the indoor forest bathing experiment, staying in an indoor green space showed that the subjective values of feeling of fatigue decreased and ΔRL oxy-Hb decreased. Since these results demonstrated an opposite effect to the increase in ΔRL oxy-Hb related to the feeling of fatigue, it was inferred that the decrease in ΔRL oxy-Hb reflected the fatigue reduction in the indoor forest bathing environment.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effect of Indoor Forest Bathing on Reducing Feelings of Fatigue Using Cerebral Activity as an Indicator

Imamura

Sakakibara

Arai

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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“…To measure the transient tension and anxiety resulting from an earthquake, 14 items from the Phasic Stress Scale (HQL 2000; Suzuki et al 1999), including the ve factors Languor," "Comfort," "Anxiety/Uneasiness," "Tension," and "Overall Stress Level," were used as psychological indices. Additionally, participants were asked about "experiencing hesitation in judgment" and "degree of di culty" during plant operation.…”

Section: Psychological Measuresmentioning

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Experimental Study on Nuclear Power Plant Operators’ Performance during a Major Earthquake with Aftershocks

Hirose,

Nonose,

Takeda

2024

Preprint

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Experiments were conducted to clarify the effects of seismic motion and aftershocks on the performance and physiological and psychological states of nuclear power plant operators. Nine reactor operators (average experience: 5.2 years) responded to various events associated with a great earthquake using a virtual reality simulator that simulated the main control room and plant behavior and a chair-type earthquake simulator. The experimental conditions were the presence and absence of vibrations. For each condition, the differences in the following indices were analyzed: The errors and utterances made during plant response were performance indices; cardiac sympathetic index, cardiac vagal index, and skin conductance level were physiological indices; and responses to a questionnaire on stress were psychological indices. Results revealed that operators experienced transient physiological stress at the time of the main shock, and felt the seismic motion’s effects on plant operations, such as “delay in initial response” and “disruption of priorities,” which did not seem threatening. They did not perceive any impact on performance. For aftershocks, it was found that the motion of the aftershocks themselves had almost no effect on the operators, but that the presence of aftershocks increased omission errors for events occurring immediately before the aftershocks, and that “work interruption” and “changes in plant conditions” due to aftershocks had affected them. Adding a seismic vibration experience using a simulated environment to regular training will contribute to the collection of performance data for operators and improve operators’ preparedness for earthquakes.

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“…At first, we focused on the questionnaire for evaluation of stress caused by phasic task demand [4]. Moreover, we researched other questionnaire items including the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) scales [5] and the Mood Check List-short form 2 (MCL-S.2) for measuring the positive mood state following exercise [6].…”

Section: Psychological Responsesmentioning

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The Stress Relief Effects of Wrist Warming After Mental Workload

Ejiri¹,

Kasamatsu²

2017

IJDIWC

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On the items and usage of a questionnaire for evaluation of stress caused by phasic task demand.

Cited by 6 publications

References 10 publications

Effect of Indoor Forest Bathing on Reducing Feelings of Fatigue Using Cerebral Activity as an Indicator

Effect of Indoor Forest Bathing on Reducing Feelings of Fatigue Using Cerebral Activity as an Indicator

Experimental Study on Nuclear Power Plant Operators’ Performance during a Major Earthquake with Aftershocks

The Stress Relief Effects of Wrist Warming After Mental Workload

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