Experience modulates the psychophysiological response of airborne warfighters during a tactical combat parachute jump

We aimed to analyse the effect of experience level in the psychophysiological response and specific fine motor skills of novel and expert parachute warfighters during a tactical combat parachute jump. We analysed blood oxygen saturation, heart rate, salivary cortisol, blood glucose, lactate and crea...

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Published in:International journal of psychophysiology 2016-12, Vol.110, p.212-216
Main Authors: Clemente-Suárez, Vicente Javier, de la Vega, Ricardo, Robles-Pérez, José Juan, Lautenschlaeger, Mario, Fernández-Lucas, Jesús
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Anxiety
Anxiety - metabolism
Anxiety - physiopathology
Aviation
Cortisol
Heart rate
Heart Rate - physiology
Humans
Hydrocortisone - metabolism
Male
Military
Military Personnel
Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena
Novel-expert paradigm
Parachute jump
Strength
Stress
Stress, Psychological - blood
Stress, Psychological - metabolism
Stress, Psychological - physiopathology
Young Adult
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Summary:We aimed to analyse the effect of experience level in the psychophysiological response and specific fine motor skills of novel and expert parachute warfighters during a tactical combat parachute jump. We analysed blood oxygen saturation, heart rate, salivary cortisol, blood glucose, lactate and creatinkinase, leg strength, isometric hand-grip strength, cortical arousal, specific fine motor skills and cognitive anxiety, somatic anxiety and self-confident before and after a tactical combat parachute jump in 40 warfighters divided in two group, novel (n=17) and expert group (n=23). Novels presented a higher heart rate, lactate, cognitive anxiety, somatic anxiety and a lower self-confident than experts during the jump. We concluded that experience level has a direct effect on the psychophysiological response since novel paratroopers presented a higher psychophysiological response than compared to the expert ones, however this result neither affected the specific fine motor skills nor the muscle structure after a tactical combat parachute jump. •Paratroopers experience affect the psychophysiological response in a parachute jump.•Novels presented a higher heart rate and lactate than experts.•Novels presented a higher cognitive and somatic anxiety and lower self-confident than experts.•Specific fine motor skills and muscle structure were not affected by the parachute jump.
ISSN:0167-8760
1872-7697
DOI:10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2016.07.502