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Gepubliceerd in: Mindfulness 9/2021

09-07-2021 | ORIGINAL PAPER

Subsurface Confinement: Evidence from Submariners of the Benefits of Mindfulness

Auteurs: Charlotte Aufauvre-Poupon, Charles Martin-Krumm, Anais Duffaud, Adrien Lafontaine, Lionel Gibert, Fabien Roynard, Christophe Rouquet, Jean-Baptiste Bouillon-Minois, Frédéric Dutheil, Frédéric Canini, Julien Pontis, François Leclerq, Alexandre Vannier, Marion Trousselard

Gepubliceerd in: Mindfulness | Uitgave 9/2021

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Abstract

Objectives

The subsurface ballistic missile nuclear submarine (SSBN) is an extreme professional environment in which personnel are both isolated and confined during patrols, which can last longer than 2 months. This environment is known to degrade submariners’ mood and cognition.

Methods

This exploratory, empirical study followed a cohort of 24 volunteer submariners. Dispositional mindfulness was assessed with the Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory, in order to identify two groups (mindful and non-mindful) and compare change in emotional state, interoception, and health behaviors during the patrol.

Results

Overall, psychological health deteriorated during the patrol. However, mindful submariners demonstrated better psychological adaptation and interoception than the non-mindful group. This was associated with better subjective health behaviors (sleeping and eating).

Conclusions

Dispositional mindfulness appears to protect against the negative effects of long-term containment in a professional environment, such as a submarine patrol. Our work highlights that mindfulness may help individuals to cope with stress in such situations. Developing mindfulness could also be an important preventive healthcare measure during quarantine imposed by the outbreak of a serious infectious disease.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Subsurface Confinement: Evidence from Submariners of the Benefits of Mindfulness
Auteurs
Charlotte Aufauvre-Poupon
Charles Martin-Krumm
Anais Duffaud
Adrien Lafontaine
Lionel Gibert
Fabien Roynard
Christophe Rouquet
Jean-Baptiste Bouillon-Minois
Frédéric Dutheil
Frédéric Canini
Julien Pontis
François Leclerq
Alexandre Vannier
Marion Trousselard
Publicatiedatum
09-07-2021
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Mindfulness / Uitgave 9/2021
Print ISSN: 1868-8527
Elektronisch ISSN: 1868-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-021-01677-7

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