Pub Date : 2019-03-01DOI: 10.1027/2192-0923/A000161
Gina N. Schnücker, Helena V. Becherstorfer
The 33rd Conference of the European Association for Aviation Psychology (EAAP) took place September 24–28, 2018 in Dubrovnik, Croatia. The conference theme was “Connecting People, Organizations and Technology in Aviation”. The 33rd EAAP would like to thank the following sponsors for the increasing interest in and support of the conference: The Croatian Air Force and Air Defence, Croatia Airlines, the Croatian Air Traffic Controllers’ Association, Croatia Control, the Centre for Aviation Psychology, the Croatian Psychological Association, the German Aerospace Center, the Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Europe, Hogrefe Publishing, Hotel Dubrovnik Palace, Routledge, Smart Eye, and the Dubrovnik Tourist Board.
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Pub Date : 2019-03-01DOI: 10.1027/2192-0923/A000159
Wayne Martin
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Pub Date : 2018-09-01DOI: 10.1027/2192-0923/a000144
T. Laukkala, R. Bor, B. Budowle, P. Navathe, A. Sajantila, M. Sainio, A. Vuorio
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) database was searched to identify fatal accidents in aviation related to trauma and stressor-related disorders in the United States and the medical requirements of aviation authorities were assessed. Between 2000 and 2015, eight pilots with a diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD; of which two were aviation-related PTSDs) died in aviation accidents. These results indicate a minimum frequency of history of diagnosed PTSD in aviation fatalities to be 8 out of 4,862 fatal accidents (0.16%) in the United States. The guidance from aviation regulatory authorities is to medically assess pilots with a prior history of PTSD based on individual functional impairment and treatment response. The assessment of individual impairment would be significantly improved by the systematic data collection following aviation- and work-related traumatic events. It is also important for investigators to recognize the traumatization that occurs in aviation accident and incident investigations.
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Pub Date : 2018-09-01DOI: 10.1027/2192-0923/a000143
Sebastian Sieberichs, A. Kluge
Fatigue is a frequent phenomenon for pilots doing shift work and working in changing time zones. Napping or increased cockpit lighting, so-called in-flight countermeasures, may help pilots mitigate the symptoms of acute fatigue. This study investigated the impact of napping on sleep quality and the effect of in-flight countermeasures on how often pilots notice fatigue symptoms when feeling tired. In total, 106 German-speaking pilots participated in an online survey. The results showed a medium correlation between napping and improved sleep quality (r = .32) and a low-to-medium correlation between a frequent usage of in-flight countermeasures and less acute physical fatigue symptoms (r = −.22). Officers indicate using napping more often than captains do (d = .70). Further research should investigate how cabin crew members can benefit from mitigating measures.
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Pub Date : 2018-09-01DOI: 10.1027/2192-0923/a000141
G. Fogarty, Ryan Cooper, S. McMahon
Safety climate surveys have been criticized because they lack an explicit theoretical basis. We present validation data for a safety climate survey based on the job demands–resources (JD-R) theory and designed for use in a military aviation context. We tested measurement and structural models based on JD-R theory across three datasets collected in 2014 (N = 8,799), 2015 (N = 8,910), and 2016 (N = 10,236). The measurement model fitted the data across the three administrations, reliability estimates were satisfactory for all scales, and predictions based on JD-R theory were realized. The theory-based instrument can help to explain variance in safety outcomes through clearly articulated direct, indirect, and moderated pathways that have the potential to enrich reports on safety climate.
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Pub Date : 2018-09-01DOI: 10.1027/2192-0923/A000147
I. Koglbauer
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Pub Date : 2018-09-01DOI: 10.1027/2192-0923/a000148
I. Koglbauer
Even if you can answer the title question with “yes,” this 2nd, new edition of the book Aviation Psychology and Human Factors is an enjoyable lecture and brings a refreshing perspective of new research finding and trends. The book covers classical and new topics necessary for understanding and predicting the human behavior in the cockpit and other aviation environments. I use this book and I used the first edition too, as a major reference for academic teaching at Graz University of Technology in the advanced master program on “Aviation Safety – Traffic Accident Research” and for teaching courses in the Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL) and Type Rating Instructor (TRI) programs for the aviation industry. The authors Monica Martinussen and David Hunter have an extensive experience in academic and applied fields and thus, the book is equally useful to a wide range of aviation and non-aviation professionals from the academia, research, and operations (e.g., pilots, instructors, managers). The new outside activities and additional references make the book even more useful for teaching and the reading is more interactive, enjoyable and informative. The book communicates what the evidence shows in different areas and has a chapter on research methods. Information that is subject to multiple books and studies is provided in a concise and easy to read manner.
{"title":"Can You Understand and Predict How People Perform in an Aviation Environment?","authors":"I. Koglbauer","doi":"10.1027/2192-0923/a000148","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1027/2192-0923/a000148","url":null,"abstract":"Even if you can answer the title question with “yes,” this 2nd, new edition of the book Aviation Psychology and Human Factors is an enjoyable lecture and brings a refreshing perspective of new research finding and trends. The book covers classical and new topics necessary for understanding and predicting the human behavior in the cockpit and other aviation environments. I use this book and I used the first edition too, as a major reference for academic teaching at Graz University of Technology in the advanced master program on “Aviation Safety – Traffic Accident Research” and for teaching courses in the Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL) and Type Rating Instructor (TRI) programs for the aviation industry. The authors Monica Martinussen and David Hunter have an extensive experience in academic and applied fields and thus, the book is equally useful to a wide range of aviation and non-aviation professionals from the academia, research, and operations (e.g., pilots, instructors, managers). The new outside activities and additional references make the book even more useful for teaching and the reading is more interactive, enjoyable and informative. The book communicates what the evidence shows in different areas and has a chapter on research methods. Information that is subject to multiple books and studies is provided in a concise and easy to read manner.","PeriodicalId":121896,"journal":{"name":"Aviation Psychology and Applied Human Factors","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129524354","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2018-09-01DOI: 10.1027/2192-0923/a000145
A. Armenti, A. Bobbio, P. Cottone
Perceived airport service quality is an indicator of airport performance and the key to improving airport service. The present study aimed to identify the basic dimensions of airport service quality perceived by passengers and to develop an instrument that complements traditional quality-related metrics. The Perceived Airport Service Quality Questionnaire (PASQQ) was built, pretested and administered to 874 passengers recruited at the Venice International Airport. Results indicated that four main dimensions of perceived airport service quality should be considered: perceived disorder, negative interaction, positive interaction and knowledge, and perceived security. The PASQQ is a useful and a reliable tool, and it can be adopted within a multidimensional approach to evaluate perceived airport service quality.
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Pub Date : 2018-09-01DOI: 10.1027/2192-0923/A000146
I. Koglbauer
Digital technology has brought about significant changes in our lives and in our ways of working. These changes touch on research in the areas of both digital sciences and the uses and acceptance of digital technology, involving multi-disciplinary research in Humanities and Social Sciences. This area of research makes it possible, for example, to observe the uses of ICT and to provide OPEN DATA to citizens.
{"title":"The Digital Transition","authors":"I. Koglbauer","doi":"10.1027/2192-0923/A000146","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1027/2192-0923/A000146","url":null,"abstract":"Digital technology has brought about significant changes in our lives and in our ways of working. These changes touch on research in the areas of both digital sciences and the uses and acceptance of digital technology, involving multi-disciplinary research in Humanities and Social Sciences. This area of research makes it possible, for example, to observe the uses of ICT and to provide OPEN DATA to citizens.","PeriodicalId":121896,"journal":{"name":"Aviation Psychology and Applied Human Factors","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114145616","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2018-09-01DOI: 10.1027/2192-0923/a000136
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