Maritime Psychology: Research in Organizational & Health Behavior at Sea

This first-of-its-kind volume assembles current research on psychosocial issues and behavioral and safety concerns inherent in life and careers at sea. Focusing mainly on the commercial maritime transport sector, it sets out the basic concepts of maritime psychology in the contexts of health and occupational psychology and illustrates more expansive applications across nautical domains. A systems perspective and detailed case studies spotlight unique challenges to mariners’ work performance, personal and environmental health and safety; it also provides support for psychometric assessment of seafarers, and describes emerging uses for the healing properties of the sea and sailing. The book is a springboard for continued research and practice development, further interaction between psychology and the maritime world, and the continued broadening and deepening of the field. Among the topics covered: · Positive psychology and wellbeing at sea. · Transferring learning across safety critical industries. · Occupational stress in seafarers.· The psychology of ship architecture and design. · Motion sickness susceptibility and management at sea. · Risk communication during a maritime disaster. Written with clarity and nuance reflecting the vastness of marine experience, __Maritime Psychology__ will be of interest to lecturers, researchers, and students of occupational and health psychology and maritime science, and to social and health scientists and practitioners in these and related fields. Preface 5 Contents 6 Editor and Contributors 7 1 Maritime Psychology: Definition, Scope and Conceptualization 14 Introduction 14 Definition 15 Scope 16 Commercial Shipping 17 Conceptualization 20 Some Challenges and Opportunities for Maritime Psychology 21 Ship Evacuation 21 Piracy 22 Organizational Culture 23 Psychological Capital 23 Global Health at Work 24 Chapters in This Volume 25 Conclusion 28 References 29 2 Positive Psychology and Well-Being at Sea 31 Case Study 31 Positive Psychology and Well-Being at Sea 33 Seafaring Environment 34 The Ship as an Isolated, Confined Environment 36 The Ship as a Safety-Critical Organization 37 Positive Psychology 37 Positive Organizational Psychology 42 Positive Psychology and Well-Being at Sea 45 Rationale for Future Research in the Area 48 Key Research Questions 51 Conclusion 52 References 53 3 Transferring Learning Across Safety-Critical Industries 60 Case Study 60 Introduction 61 What Drives Transfer of Learning? 61 The Maritime Case 63 The Aviation Case 63 From Whom/Whence to Learn? 64 Case Studies of Transfers 65 Challenges in Transferring CRM to the Maritime Sector 67 Challenges in Transferring HF Training to the Bio-pharmaceutical Sector 69 How to Approach Transferring Innovation and Learning 70 Sector Profiling 70 Identifying the Challenges 71 A Structured Methodology 73 Discussion 75 Future Directions 76 References 77 4 The Psychology of Ship Architecture and Design 80 Introduction 80 State of the Practice: Ship Design and Ship Designers 80 State of Knowledge 83 The Psychology of Ship Design 83 The Potential of Ship Psychology 85 The Psychology of Ship Designers 86 Design Engineering Fundamentals 89 The Natural Inclinations of Design Engineering 90 Design Engineering Thinking 92 Objects and Artefacts 92 Decomposition 93 Uncertainty 94 The Design Engineering Knowledge Base 95 What is Next? Key Research Questions 96 Exposure to Practice 97 Extension of the Design Engineering Curriculum 97 Low-key Human-Centred Design 99 Conclusion: Recommendations on the Psychology of Ship Design 104 References 105 5 Occupational Stress in Seafaring 110 ‘Voice’ of Croatian Seafarers Employed in the International Maritime Sector 110 Implementing Findings of Research in the Field of Occupational Stress in Seafaring 112 Occupational Stress in Seafaring from the Transactional Perspective 115 Definition of Occupational Stress 115 Sources of Stress in Seafarers 117 Effects of Stress in Seafaring at the Individual and Organizational Levels 121 Mortality in Seafarers 123 Physical Health and Psychological Well-Being of Seafarers 125 Individual Differences in Experience of Occupational Stressors, Health and Well-Being Among Seafarers 127 Suggestions for Further Studies 129 Further Research Questions 129 Methodological Considerations 131 References 132 6 Risk Factors for Fatigue in Shipping, the Consequences for Seafarers’ Health and Options for Preventive Intervention 138 Background 138 Risk Factors for Fatigue 142 Stress 142 Irregular Work and Sleep Quantity 144 Sleep Quality 146 Physical Risk Factors 146 Individual Risk Factors 146 Acute Responses 147 Acute Safety Effects 147 Acute Health-Related Effects 148 Chronic Responses 148 Chronic Psychosocial Effects and Sleep Disorders 149 Chronic Somatic Health Effects 149 Fatigue Mitigation 151 International Regulation 151 Collective Fatigue Mitigation Management 152 Individual Fatigue Mitigation Management 153 Fatigue Prediction 154 References 155 7 Motion Sickness Susceptibility and Management at Sea 162 Case Study 162 Signs, Symptoms and Effects on Performance 163 Provocative Circumstances and Incidence of Motion Sickness 165 How Do the Mechanisms for Motion Sickness Work? 167 Why Should Motion Sickness Exist at All? 171 Predictors of Motion Sickness Susceptibility 173 Concept of Motion Sickness Susceptibility 173 Genetics 175 General Predictors 175 Special Groups: Blind, Migraine and Vestibular Disorders 177 Mal-de-debarquement 178 Non-pharmacological Countermeasures Against Motion Sickness 179 Pharmacological Countermeasures 183 Summary 186 References 187 8 Risk Communication: Following a Maritime Disaster 195 Case Study 195 Review of State of the Knowledge 197 The Implications for Communication Practice 198 What Happens During Message Processing? 200 How Does This Relate to More Typical Everyday Maritime Risk Communication? 202 In General 204 Back to the Maritime Case Study 204 Summary 205 Key Research Questions and Rationale for Future Research in the Area 206 References 207 9 Psychometric Assessment: A Case Study of Greek Merchant Marine Officers Using the MMPI-2 210 Introduction 210 Personality Assessment and the MMPI-2 in the Maritime Industry 212 Method 214 Sample 214 Ethical Considerations 215 Assessment and Analysis Procedures 215 Results 216 Discussion—Concluding Remarks 223 Conclusions 227 Acknowledgments 227 References 227 10 Sailing as an Intervention 232 Case Study 232 Introduction 233 Sailing as an Educational Intervention 234 Sailing as a Therapeutic Intervention 237 Research Questions 240 Conclusion 241 References 242 Index 244 Front Matter....Pages i-xv Maritime Psychology: Definition, Scope and Conceptualization....Pages 1-17 Positive Psychology and Well-Being at Sea....Pages 19-47 Transferring Learning Across Safety-Critical Industries....Pages 49-68 The Psychology of Ship Architecture and Design....Pages 69-98 Occupational Stress in Seafaring....Pages 99-126 Risk Factors for Fatigue in Shipping, the Consequences for Seafarers’ Health and Options for Preventive Intervention....Pages 127-150 Motion Sickness Susceptibility and Management at Sea....Pages 151-183 Risk Communication: Following a Maritime Disaster....Pages 185-199 Psychometric Assessment: A Case Study of Greek Merchant Marine Officers Using the MMPI-2....Pages 201-222 Sailing as an Intervention....Pages 223-234 Back Matter....Pages 235-241 "This first-of-its-kind volume assembles current research on psychosocial issues and behavioral and safety concerns inherent in life and careers at sea. Focusing mainly on the commercial maritime transport sector, it sets out the basic concepts of maritime psychology in the contexts of health and occupational psychology and illustrates more expansive applications across nautical domains. A systems perspective and detailed case studies spotlight unique challenges to mariners' work performance, personal and environmental health and safety; it also provides support for psychometric assessment of seafarers, and describes emerging uses for the healing properties of the sea and sailing."--Http://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783319454283