Some psychophysiological and behavioral aspects of adaptation to simulated autonomous Mission to Mars

Gushin, Vadim; Shved, D.М.; Vinokhodova, A. G.; Vasylieva, G.; Nitchiporuk, I.; Ehmann, Bea; Balázs, László

doi:10.1016/j.actaastro.2011.07.020

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“…As depicted in Figures 7A,B, average mission report length to MC per week decreased over the course of the mission in SFINCSS, EXEMSI, and ECOPSY. Gushin et al (2012) describe this as the closing of a communication channel, or psychological closing. Psychological closing can include a decrease of the communication volume throughout isolation, decrease in the issues discussed, and preference for communication partners.…”

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“…Communication between space crews and MC is thought to provide information about the crew's psychological health and the crew's psychological climate. Analysis of a space crew's communication with MC is the standard operating procedure of the psychological support group in Russian MC and is used to examine crews' emotional status and the communicators' coping strategies (Gushin et al, 2012, 2016). Among other things, research by Gushin et al, 1997, 2012 indicated that crews decreased the scope and content of their communication to outside personnel over time—a phenomenon called psychological closing.…”

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What We Know About Team Dynamics for Long-Distance Space Missions: A Systematic Review of Analog Research

2019

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Background: To anticipate the dynamics of future long-distance space exploration mission (LDSEM) teams, research is conducted in analog environments (e.g., Antarctic expeditions, space chamber simulations), or environments that share key contextual features of LDSEM such as isolation and confinement. We conducted a systematic review of research conducted on teams in LDSEM-analog environments to identify which factors have been examined with quantitative research, and to summarize what the studies reveal about team dynamics in LDSEM-analog environments. Methods: We used a comprehensive search strategy to identify research on teams that lived and worked together. Data on team dynamics were extracted where possible, and sources were coded for key contextual features. The data did not lend themselves to traditional meta-analysis. We used two approaches to summarize the data: a weighted averages approach when the study reported enough data to calculate an effect size, and descriptive figures when data across studies were directly comparable. Results: Seventy-two sources met our inclusion criteria, yielding 253 effect sizes and 1,150 data points. Results from our weighted averages approach suggested that the team cohesion and performance relationship may be operating differently in isolated and confined environments than other teams that lived and worked together (e.g., military teams), and that, given the available data, we can say very little about the magnitude and direction of the relationship. Our descriptive figures revealed important trends: (a) team members in longer missions generally spent less social time together than shorter missions; (b) consistent team efficiency over time was typical, whereas decreased team efficiency over time was atypical; (c) by 40% of mission completion or 90 days, all teams reported at least one conflict, (d) commanders' written communication with mission control decreased in length over time, and (e) team mood dynamics did not consistently support the third-quarter phenomenon. Conclusions: There are inherent limitations to our study, given the nature of the analog research (e.g., correlational studies, small sample size). Even so, our systematic review provides key insights into team dynamics in LDSEM-analog environments. We discuss the implications of our research for managing future space crews. Importantly, we also provide guidance for future research.

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What We Know About Team Dynamics for Long-Distance Space Missions: A Systematic Review of Analog Research

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“…They support our hypothesis that there are individual differences in the interactions between the crewmembers with preferential verbal communications. Our fi ndings illustrate the major impacts of different tendencies of active communicative behavior among different crewmembers ( 2 ). We can consider each individual as a factor contributing to diversifying a monotonous social context that extends over a long-duration mission.…”

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Time Effects, Cultural Influences, and Individual Differences in Crew Behavior During the Mars-500 Experiment

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2013

Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine

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“…Many previous studies of spaceflight-related stress and its psychological effects have avoided the difficulties by extrapolating their conclusions from research in analog environments such as Antarctic stations (e.g., [7]), or from simulations such as the Mars-105 and Mars-500 experiments recently concluded in Russia [8,9]. Furthermore, although many studies have applied indices of mood, morale, and other copingrelated outcomes, for the most part the intervening coping mechanisms remain to be inferred (or guessed).…”

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Coping strategies during and after spaceflight: Data from retired cosmonauts

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Some psychophysiological and behavioral aspects of adaptation to simulated autonomous Mission to Mars

Cited by 34 publications

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What We Know About Team Dynamics for Long-Distance Space Missions: A Systematic Review of Analog Research

What We Know About Team Dynamics for Long-Distance Space Missions: A Systematic Review of Analog Research

Time Effects, Cultural Influences, and Individual Differences in Crew Behavior During the Mars-500 Experiment

Coping strategies during and after spaceflight: Data from retired cosmonauts

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