Serum cortisol levels were measured in 9 Navy pilots and their flight officers during aircraft carrier landing practice in the two-man F-4B jet aircraft. The pilots showed an unequivocal adrenocortical stress response; the flight officers did not. The complex and hazardous task of carrier landing appears to be a considerably greater stress on the 'executive' naval aviator (the pilot in control of the aircraft) than on his passive partner, although both are exposed to the same dangers. The findings of this study highlight the importance of the active versus the passive role as a determinant of stress intensity in human Ss exposed to naturally occurring stress situations. (Author)


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    Title :

    Differential Adrenocortical Stress Responses in Naval Aviators During Aircraft Carrier Landing Practice


    Contributors:
    R. T. Rubin (author) / R. G. Miller (author) / R. J. Arthur (author) / B. R. Clark (author)

    Publication date :

    1969


    Size :

    7 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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