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This version was published on January 1, 2008
Environment and Behavior, Vol. 40, No. 1, 96-110 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0013916507300116
© 2008 SAGE Publications

Effect of Sleep Deprivation on Anxiety and Perceived Fatigue During a One-Man Atlantic Ocean Crossing on a Sport Catamaran

Alain Groslambert

University of Franche-Comté, France

Robin B. Candau

University of Montpellier 1, France

Gregoire P. Millet

Academy for Sport Excellence, Qatar

This study is designed to identify the effects of sleep deprivation on state anxiety and perceived fatigue during a one-man Atlantic crossing on a sport catamaran. State anxiety and perceived fatigue were self-reported by the sailor on a daily basis by using a specific questionnaire and were linked by mathematical transfer functions to the sleep deprivation. The results show that state anxiety and perceived fatigue are strongly related with the wind force (r = .57, p < .01; r = .83, p < .001; respectively) and to a lesser extent the cumulative effects of sleep deprivation (r = .68, p < .05; r = .29, p < .05; respectively). In conclusion, despite a mean of 3 hr sleeping per day, the sailor was able to have a perceived fatigue and a state anxiety level, allowing an Atlantic crossing record to be established.

Key Words: sailing • extreme environment • stress • recovery


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