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1 === Details ===
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3 |**Acronym**|PSYCHSCALE
4 |**Description**|PSYCHSCALE evaluates human performance and environmental stressors via anonymous standardise psychological assessment scale.
5 |**Principal Investigator (PI)**|(((
6 Tricia Lynn Lois Larose
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8 1) University of Oslo, Department of Community Medicine and Global Health, Kirkeveien 166, Fredrik Holsts hus, 0450 Oslo (Postal address: Postboks 1130 Blindern, 0318 Oslo)
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10 2) Human Performance in Space - International Space University
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12 E-mail: [[t.l.l.larose@flymed.uio.no>>mailto:t.l.l.larose@flymed.uio.no]]
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14 Phone: +47 465 41 883
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16 Skype: tricia_larose
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18 |**Organisation** |Human Performance in Space Department
19 International Space University
20 Strasbourg, France
21 |**Co-Investigators**|(((
22 1) Ana Diaz-Artiles
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24 International Space University and Texas A&M University
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26 E-mail: [[adartiles@tamu.edu>>mailto:adartiles@tamu.edu]]
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28 Phone: +1 617 909 0644
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30 Skype: adartiles
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32 2) Gabriel G. De la Torre
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34 University of Cadiz, College of Education, Department of Psychology
35 Campus Rio San Pedro S/N, 11510 Puerto Real Cadiz, Spain
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37 E-mail: [[gabriel.delatorre@uca.es>>mailto:gabriel.delatorre@uca.es]]
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39
40 === Summary ===
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42 Mars analog astronauts (AAs) undergo a rigorous selection and training process to
43 ensure crew cohesion and mission success. However, even the healthiest,
44 strongest individuals may face psychological challenges due to various
45 environmental stressors including isolation, confinement, close living quarters,[[image:1629013073345-374.png||style="float:right"]]
46 monotony of food, delayed communication with MSC, time pressure, scientific or
47 engineering failures, sleep difficulties, fatigue, etc. In our effort to further human
48 space exploration in a safe and effective way, we must thoroughly understand and
49 protect the psychological well-being of the analog astronauts, before, during, and
50 after the space analog mission.
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52 This project aims to study analog astronauts anxiety and depression levels before,
53 during and after space analog mission in order to better understand psychological
54 well-being in response to known and unknown environmental stressors. This project
55 further aims to study the correlation between AAs crew anxiety and depression
56 levels and the possibility of a “third quarter phenomena” (TQP) whereby the first
57 quarter of the mission may be characterized by excitement or anxiety, the second
58 quarter by boredom and depression, and the third quarter by increased emotional
59 outbursts.
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61 This project has the potential to inform prevention strategies including resilience
62 training for the mental health and overall well-being of analog astronauts at the
63 individual and group level.
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