Restricted sleep and negative affective states in commercial pilots during short haul operations
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This study aims to investigate (1) the relationship between restricted sleep and Heightened Emotional Activity (HEA) during normal flight operations, and (2) whether sleep patterns influence the strength of the HEA as a response to threats. Accident investigation reports continue to highlight the relationship between restricted sleep and poor safety outcomes. However, to date we have a limited understanding of how sleep and HEA interact. A total of 302 sectors of normal airline flight operations were observed by trained observers, and instances of heightened emotional activity were recorded. During the cruise phase of each of these sectors, crew members were asked to calculate the amount of sleep they had obtained in previous 24 and 48 h. In the 302 sectors of normal flight operations, 535 instances of HEA were observed. Descriptive analyses of instances of HEA and sleep in the prior 24 and 48 h showed a significant relationship between the occurrence of HEA and recent sleep. The relationship between restricted sleep and HEA suggests that there may well be further implications with respect to operational safety.
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- Authors
- Drury, D. A., Ferguson, S. A., & Thomas, M. J. W.
- Affiliations
- University of South Australia (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Drury, D. Arthur
- Venue
- Accident Analysis & Prevention
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2012-03
- Volume
- 45
- Pages
- 80-84
- ISSN
- 0001-4575 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2017721259
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- 35
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- 1.64
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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- Accident Analysis & Prevention (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Adelaide Research & Scholarship (AR&S) (University of Adelaide) (submittedVersion)
- Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Human-Automation Interaction and Safety
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
- Keywords
- sleep deprivation, commercial pilots, airline operations, short-haul flights, negative emotions, flight safety, sleep patterns
- MeSH terms
- Aerospace Medicine, Aviation, Emotions, Fatigue, Humans, Sleep, Sleep Deprivation, Wakefulness, Work Schedule Tolerance
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