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A comparison of anxiety between pilots and office workers
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M Panjehband   , S Ehteshami , K Ghazizadeh |
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Abstract: (12094 Views) |
Introduction: Piloting is one of the most critical and stressful professions
in any society and may be considered as one of the most important
military and defensive occupations. The closer a pilot to physical
and mental health the higher is his performance. Thus, anxiety,
being an important factor influencing behavior and performance,
deserves close attention and careful study. The purpose of this
study was to assess anxiety in pilots and to compare results with
office workers.
Materials & methods: We conducted an ex post facto study to find the
underlying factors affecting a behavior (anxiety). To do this, we
compared subjects demonstrating this behavior (pilots) with others
who lack such a behavior (office workers). A total of 68 pilots were
randomly selected from all pilots residing in military air bases and
compared with 68 office workers in terms of anxiety. We used the
ketel test to assess anxiety.
Results: 20.6% were fighter and 79.4% were transport pilots. 39.7%
had participated in military operations and 14.7% had experienced
air accident. The average anxiety score did not show meaning ful
difference among pilots and office workers, pilots participating in
military operations versus non participators, and transport and
fighter pilots. (p>0.05)
The average anxiety score was significantly different between pilots
who had experienced air accident and others who lacked such
experience. (p<0.05)
Conclusion: Our study showed no significant difference in anxiety
between pilots and office worker at 0.05 level. The failure to confirm
other hypotheses may be due to the paucity of samples. Furthur
research in different bases is recommended. |
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| Keywords: Anxiety, Pilot, Office workers |
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Type of Study: Original |
Received: 2012/03/7 | Accepted: 2014/06/3 | Published: 2014/06/3
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