Shipboard Habitability During Low Frequency Active Sonar Operations: Mood Effects.

Abstract

This component of the low frequency active sonar noise (LFAS) exposure research project evaluated the effects of sonar exposure on mood and subjective activation. Volunteer participants (n=45) exposed to sonar at 83 dB (n = 11) or 89 (113 (n = 34) were studied. Mood and activation were adversely affected by LFAS onset, but the effects of exposure to 89 (113 were the same as those for exposure to 83 dB even in subjects whose personality traits should make them exceptionally sensitive to the exposure. Mood and activation effects of LFAS exposure do not provide a basis for choosing between the exposure intensities considered here because these effects were the same for 83 (113 and 89 (113.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA302597

Entities

People

  • Linda K. Hervig
  • Ross R. Vickers

Organizations

  • Naval Health Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Sonar
  • Basic Training
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Biomedical Research
  • Confidence Limits
  • Data Science
  • Databases
  • Frequency
  • Human Behavior
  • Information Science
  • Intensity
  • Knowledge Management
  • Personality
  • Ship Design
  • Shipboard
  • Standards
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Acoustics.
  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.
  • Surface Coatings Technology.