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Temporal Patterns of Affect in an Isolated Group

Gary Daniel Steel

University of British Columbia

Peter Suedfeld

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

Anecdotal evidence has suggested that personnel in isolated, polar work settings experience a sharp decline in motivation and morale shortly after the half-way point of their mission. This "third-quarter phenomenon" was investigated as part of the Polar Psychology Project. Five subjects (four men, one woman; age range 28 to 41 years) were isolated in a decommissioned high Arctic weather station, at Isachsen, Northwest Territories (78°N, 103°W), for a period of 7 weeks. As part of the psychological measurements, the subjects were required to keep a diary and to fill out, once daily, a modified version of the Russell Mood Scale. Group mean arousal reached a low point in the sixth week, whereas group pleasure reached a minimum in the third week. Individual arousal and pleasure showed no consistent pattern. These results are discussed in light of significant events recorded in the subjects' diaries; overall variability of mood as a function of polar experience is also discussed.

Environment and Behavior, Vol. 23, No. 6, 749-765 (1991)
DOI: 10.1177/0013916591236006
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