Prediction of Nuclear Submariner Adaptability from Autonomic Indices and Rorschach Inkblot Responses

Abstract

To identify the most valid predictors of submariner adaptability, the authors derived 23 indices from the responses of 170 nuclear submariners to the Rorschach Inkblot Test, 11 measures of Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) reactivity to contrived stress, and five adjustment criteria. Factor analysis of this 39x39 correlation matrix yielded two Rorschach Factors, one of which correlated with three criterion dimensions. Two unique factors were also discovered, one, a structured ANS factor, and the other, a complex criterion scale. Selected Rorschach scores and, to a lesser extent, certain ANS indices emanating from this study, may be usefully-valid predictors of the adaptability of nuclear submariners during long patrols.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 09, 1986
Accession Number
ADA173745

Entities

People

  • Benjamin B. Weybrew
  • H. B. Molish

Organizations

  • Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Autonomic Nervous System
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Biomedical Research
  • Classification
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Data Processing
  • Factor Analysis
  • Fleet Ballistic Missiles
  • Information Science
  • Naval Personnel
  • Nervous System
  • Numbers
  • Probability
  • Probability Distributions
  • Psychology
  • Submarines

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

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  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
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