Endurance in extreme work environments
Extreme work environments are inherently stressful and involve challenging working and living conditions. In contexts ranging from space exploration to disaster response, people must sustain performance under pressure, and function with limited resources. In this paper we develop the concept of endu...
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| author | Cham, Belinda Boeing, Alexandra Wilson, Micah Griffin, Mark Jorritsma, Karina |
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| description | Extreme work environments are inherently stressful and involve challenging working and living conditions. In contexts ranging from space exploration to disaster response, people must sustain performance under pressure, and function with limited resources. In this paper we develop the concept of endurance for extreme work environments, which we define as the capacity to sustain performance at high levels for safe and effective operations over extended durations (e.g., a mission, operation, deployment, or expedition). We integrate diverse streams of literature (e.g., work stress, recovery, and sleep) to describe endurance in terms of short- and long-term energy management processes as individuals interact with their work-life system (i.e. work, non-work, and sleep environment). We conclude with theoretical and practical implications for a better understanding of endurance, such as considering multiple time perspectives, and the role that researchers, practitioners, and organizations can play in optimizing endurance in the field. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-891622023-10-24T00:56:58Z Endurance in extreme work environments Cham, Belinda Boeing, Alexandra Wilson, Micah Griffin, Mark Jorritsma, Karina Social Sciences Psychology, Applied Management Psychology Business & Economics dynamics extreme teams field research human performance operational readiness pattern resilience sustained performance time within-person HUMAN-PERFORMANCE SLEEP FATIGUE TIME RECOVERY STRESS VIGILANCE DURATION DYNAMICS MINDFULNESS Extreme work environments are inherently stressful and involve challenging working and living conditions. In contexts ranging from space exploration to disaster response, people must sustain performance under pressure, and function with limited resources. In this paper we develop the concept of endurance for extreme work environments, which we define as the capacity to sustain performance at high levels for safe and effective operations over extended durations (e.g., a mission, operation, deployment, or expedition). We integrate diverse streams of literature (e.g., work stress, recovery, and sleep) to describe endurance in terms of short- and long-term energy management processes as individuals interact with their work-life system (i.e. work, non-work, and sleep environment). We conclude with theoretical and practical implications for a better understanding of endurance, such as considering multiple time perspectives, and the role that researchers, practitioners, and organizations can play in optimizing endurance in the field. 2021 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89162 10.1177/20413866211006441 English SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Social Sciences Psychology, Applied Management Psychology Business & Economics dynamics extreme teams field research human performance operational readiness pattern resilience sustained performance time within-person HUMAN-PERFORMANCE SLEEP FATIGUE TIME RECOVERY STRESS VIGILANCE DURATION DYNAMICS MINDFULNESS Cham, Belinda Boeing, Alexandra Wilson, Micah Griffin, Mark Jorritsma, Karina Endurance in extreme work environments |
| title | Endurance in extreme work environments |
| title_full | Endurance in extreme work environments |
| title_fullStr | Endurance in extreme work environments |
| title_full_unstemmed | Endurance in extreme work environments |
| title_short | Endurance in extreme work environments |
| title_sort | endurance in extreme work environments |
| topic | Social Sciences Psychology, Applied Management Psychology Business & Economics dynamics extreme teams field research human performance operational readiness pattern resilience sustained performance time within-person HUMAN-PERFORMANCE SLEEP FATIGUE TIME RECOVERY STRESS VIGILANCE DURATION DYNAMICS MINDFULNESS |
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