Mindfulness-Based Mental Training in a High-Performance Combat Aviation Population: A One-Year Intervention Study and Two-Year Follow-Up

This study tested the feasibility and value of mindfulness training (MT) in a Norwegian military combat aircraft squadron (n = 21). No objective measures of performance were included in this study. Subjective measures of mindfulness, mental skills, and performance-related anxiety were administered before and after the intervention, including a semistructured interview at the study’s conclusion after the intervention. Qualitative feedback and measures of mindfulness were collected via e-mail at 12 and 24 months during follow-up. During posttraining, there was a reduction in somatic anxiety related to performance and improvements in self-perceived skills associated with mindfulness, attention regulation, and arousal regulation. Mindfulness scores remained higher throughout the follow-up. Time-consuming plenary sessions and the amount of recommended, out-of-class training were found to be potential drawbacks of MT. Overall the findings indicate that MT might be a viable complement to existing mental training for high-performance populations.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1080/10508414.2015.995572
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/21653673
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of Taylor & Francis.
• Authors:
  • Meland, Anders
  • Fonne, Vivianne
  • Wagstaff, Anthony
  • Pensgaard, Anne Marte
• Publication Date: 2015-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 48-61
• Serial:
  • International Journal of Aviation Psychology
  • Volume: 25
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 1050-8414
  • EISSN: 1532-7108
  • Serial URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/hiap20/current

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Anxiety; Awareness; Impact studies; Mental condition; Military aviation; Training
• Uncontrolled Terms: Intervention
• Geographic Terms: Norway
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Aviation; Education and Training; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01555546
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 27 2015 10:03AM