Hi all,
We have been contacted by two different groups studying the well being of researchers working in Antarctica.
One survey is for anyone who has been to Antarctica (first paragraph and link), the other is for those who have worked there specifically during the polar night (Austral winter) (second paragraph and link). Please find information and links to the surveys below.
Have you worked in Antarctica? This is your opportunity you to have a voice, share your story of your time in the Antarctic and help in the development of supports for future Antarctic personnel working in Antarctica. Dr. Kimberley Norris and student researcher Clare Hawkes from the University of Tasmania Australia are investigating the experience of Antarctic employment, as told by past Antarctic Personnel. The aim of this study is to better understand how Antarctic employment impacts personnel and how best to study it. Insight gained through this study may also assist in the development of a scale specifically measuring wellbeing in Antarctic personnel during employment. Participation in the study involves completing a survey consisting of short answer and rating-based questions, which will take approximately 30 minutes of your time to complete. If you are interested in participating, please follow the link below for further information and access to the survey. Thank you in advance for your time. https://goo.gl/Y0tueb
Those former winter-overs would be ideal participants for this study. Thus, we would like to know whether it would be possible for you to forward the link for our survey to your members. It is an online questionnaire of approximately 20 minutes. Of course, participation in the study is entirely voluntary and participants will not be asked to disclose their name, guaranteeing their anonymity.
This study aims to investigate the psychological factors related to adjustment to Antarctic stations. Specifically, we are interested in predicting one's social fitness to the station, job satisfaction, job performance, mood, sleep quality and cognitive performance.
We received this advertisement for a survey targeting anyone who has wintered-over in Antarctica. This study comes from a PhD student at Lincoln University (New Zealand). If you are interested, click on the link below to know more about it and to take part in it:
http://lincoln.az1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_79b4l6T3SxerMs5
If you have any questions, feel free to contact: Cyril Jaksic (cyril.jaksic@lincolnuni.ac.nz)
