Measurement and analysis of the structure and dynamics of crew communication concerning its quantity and quality in three stages of the SIRIUS experiment

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Measurement and analysis of the structure and dynamics of crew communication concerning its quantity and quality in three stages of the SIRIUS experiment

Original language description

INTRODUCTION. Both the quantity and quality of communication are universal predictors of the performance of work teams and are usually considered as one of the main componentsensuring a smooth operation of missions in exposed teams. Thus, the measurement and analysis of crew communication in simulated flights serve as an important basis for implementing measures contributing to maintaining high crew performance and reliability.This paper aims to present a series of analyses of the structure and dynamics of communication in the SIRIUS 2017-2023 experiments and to compare quantitatively and qualitatively its three stages. Each of them involved a distinct team and each had a differenttotal duration of isolation. METHODS. Six-person crews (three men and three women each) participated in all three stages of the SIRIUS experiment. The first stage lasted 17 days, the second stage 4 months, and the third stage lasted 8 months. In all stages,the quantity and quality of communication were measured by assessment questionnaires using Likert scales (both frequency and qualitative-developmental). Each crew member individually assessed all their colleagues; thus, the data collected is relational andmatrix structured. Responses were collected before, after, and during the mission at regular intervals (every two weeks). The collected data was analyzed using control charts and the Sociomapping method, which focuses on the analysis and visualization of relationaldata. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION. The study compared communication patterns both between stages and within each stage at different time frames. A comprehensive series of results of the control charts from all the stages under study shows that the method used tomeasure communication is sufficiently reliable over time and at the same time sensitive enough to capture both sudden changes and longer-term trends in the overall quantity and quality of communication, its structure, dynamics, communication subgroups (national,gender), etc. With this complexity, the applied methodological approach brings unique insights into crew communication during the mission and offers new possibilities in the field of follow-up interventions. The experience of the SIRIUS experiment suggeststhat the measurement of communication does not only serve research purposes but also as a tool to focus the crew?s attention on the level of their intercommunication throughout the experiment, contributing to maintaining it at an appropriate level throughoutthe simulated flight.

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Type

O - Miscellaneous

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50902 - Social sciences, interdisciplinary

Project

<a href="/en/project/TL03000257" target="_blank" >TL03000257: Application of psychosocial approach to identify and strengthen human adaptation mechanisms during long-term spaceflights into deep space</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2023

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů