TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Psychophysiological predictors of soldier performance in tunnel warfare: a field study on the correlates of optimal performance in a simulation of subterranean combat
JO  - Military medicine
A1  - Berger, Corinne
A1  - Ben-Shalom, Uzi
A1  - Gold, Niv
A1  - Antonovsky, Avishai
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Tunnel operations produce unique psychophysiological activation that is correlated with cognitive impairment and lower performance. This study introduces a new concept: subterranean operational potential (SOP) and assesses its psychophysiological correlates for performance prediction in underground spaces. 138 soldiers of elite infantry battalions, with/without previous experience, who participated in a simulation of tunnel warfare. Physical, psychological, cognitive style, and performance measures were collected. SOP has three sub-components: performance, leadership, and orientation. Leadership and performance both were negatively correlated with perceived stress. Claustrophobia was negatively correlated with leadership. The cognitive style was positively correlated with performance. Saliva cortisol levels were significantly higher before the simulation. Inexperienced and experienced differed in the change in before-after saliva cortisol levels.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0026-4075
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usab312
ID  - ref1
ER  -