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Psychosocial issues in long-term space flight: overview.

L A Palinkas1

  • 1Department of Family and Preventative Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla CA, USA. lpalinkas@ucsd.edu

Gravitational and Space Biology Bulletin : Publication of the American Society for Gravitational and Space Biology
|February 28, 2002
PubMed
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Psychosocial factors significantly impact long-duration space missions. Addressing individual, interpersonal, and organizational issues is crucial for astronaut well-being and mission success.

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Area of Science:

  • Space Medicine
  • Human Behavior in Extreme Environments
  • Psychology

Background:

  • Long-duration space missions, like Shuttle-Mir, highlight significant psychosocial challenges.
  • Isolated and confined extreme (ICE) environments reveal the impact of behavior on performance and well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review current understanding of psychosocial issues in long-duration space missions.
  • To analyze these issues across individual, interpersonal, and organizational domains.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of psychosocial factors in space and ICE environments.
  • Categorization of issues into individual, interpersonal, and organizational domains.

Main Results:

  • Individual issues: personality, stress, coping, and psychological support needs.
Keywords:
NASA Discipline Space Human FactorsNon-NASA Center

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  • Interpersonal issues: crew dynamics, ground-crew interaction, cohesion, and conflict.
  • Organizational issues: culture, duration, and managerial requirements.

    • Conclusions:

    • Improved astronaut selection, leadership, coping, and interpersonal skills training are vital.
    • Organizational changes are necessary to prevent performance decrements.
    • Proactive management of psychosocial factors ensures mission success and astronaut health.