The role of death anxiety on marksmanship performance: a virtual reality simulator study
| Autor: | Xyle Ku, Byounghwak Lee, Seungju Hyun |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Firearms Virtual reality simulator Applied psychology Virtual Reality Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Human Factors and Ergonomics Anxiety medicine.disease Affect (psychology) Death anxiety Military Personnel Battlefield Republic of Korea medicine Trait Humans Trait anxiety medicine.symptom Psychology Practical implications |
| Zdroj: | Ergonomics. 65:219-232 |
| ISSN: | 1366-5847 0014-0139 |
| Popis: | Despite the well-established relationship between state anxiety and marksmanship performance, few efforts have examined the individual differences that affect the extent to which individuals experience state anxiety in combat situations. Thus, further studies are needed to increase the probability of mission accomplishment, which could ultimately serve to safely bring soldiers home. The present study examined how death anxiety, a trait-based difference affects state anxiety, which in turn affects shooting performance on a battlefield. In particular, we used a virtual reality simulator to create a realistic engagement setting in which simulated death anxiety is salient. On a sample of 99 active-duty enlisted men in the Republic of Korea Army, we found that death anxiety, and not trait anxiety, increased state anxiety, which in turn decreased marksmanship performance. Overall, the current findings highlight the role of death anxiety in combat situations. The practical implications and avenues for future research are also discussed.Practical summarySoldiers encounter anxiety in threatening circumstances in which mortality is salient. We examined the role of trait death anxiety in combat situations using a virtual reality simulator. The results indicate that death anxiety increases state anxiety while decreasing marksmanship performance, which has important implications for the military. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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