University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
Mission Control Space Services, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Astrobiology. 2020 Nov;20(11):1287-1294. doi: 10.1089/ast.2019.2035.
The aim of this study was to examine team functioning within the context of the AMADEE 18 Mars analog project, which took place in Oman in the winter of 2018. Five "Analog Astronauts" participated in this study. Each completed measures of individual-level variables, including demographics and personality, before the simulated Mars mission began. At several time points during the mission, and once at the end, participants completed measures of individual stress reactions, and teamwork-related variables, including several types of team conflict, citizenship behavior, in-role behavior, counterproductive behavior, and social loafing. Each participant also reported how well he or she felt the team performed. The results indicate an overall positive, successful teamwork experience. Factors including measurement issues, psychological simulation fidelity, and qualities of the team likely influenced these results. Measuring important team- and individual-level variables during additional space analog events, while considering factors related to psychological fidelity, will allow for the compilation of data to better understand the factors affecting teams in these unusual contexts.
本研究旨在考察 AMADEE 18 火星模拟项目背景下的团队功能，该项目于 2018 年冬季在阿曼进行。五名“模拟宇航员”参与了这项研究。每个人在模拟火星任务开始前都完成了个体变量的测量，包括人口统计学和个性。在任务期间的几个时间点，以及任务结束时，参与者完成了个体应激反应和与团队相关的变量的测量，包括几种类型的团队冲突、公民行为、角色内行为、反生产行为和社会懈怠。每个参与者还报告了他或她对团队表现的评价。结果表明，这是一次整体上积极、成功的团队合作体验。包括测量问题、心理模拟保真度和团队素质在内的因素可能影响了这些结果。在其他空间模拟活动中测量重要的团队和个体层面的变量，同时考虑与心理保真度相关的因素，将有助于汇编数据，更好地了解在这些特殊环境下影响团队的因素。
