| Title | Stress in air traffic controllers : effects of ARTS-III |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 39286 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Melton, C.E.; Smith, R.C.; McKenzie, J.M.; Hoffmann, S.M.; Saldivar, J.T. |
| Corporate Creator | Civil Aeromedical Institute |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Office of Aviation Medicine |
| Publisher | Civil Aerospace Medical Institute |
| Publication Date | 19761101 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Physiological, biochemical, and psychological assessments of stress in air traffic controllers were made at Los Angeles (LAX) and Oakland (OAK) Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) facilities before and after installation of Automated Radar Terminal Systems-III (ARTS-III). Heart rates of controllers on duty or at rest scarcely changed from before to after ARTS-III installation. Total stress increased at both TRACONs, and the increase was entirely due to elevated catecholamine excretion. Steroid excretion was significantly reduced at both facilities after ARTS-III installation. Scores on the A-State scale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory indicated that introduction of ARTS-III had no appreciable effect on work-related anxiety levels of controllers. The post-ARTS-III A-State means for both facilities were not significantly elevated. A-Trait was unchanged at LAX but decreased significantly at OAK. Assessments of A-State showed significant work-related increments but tended to be low. |
| Rosap ID | dot:34182 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/34182 |
| TRT Terms | Air traffic controllers; Automated radar terminal system; Physiological stress; Psychological stress; Anxiety; Urine; Amines; Heart rate; Workload; Human subject testing |
| General Subjects | Air traffic controllers; Radar air traffic control systems--Automation--Testing; Stress (Physiology); Stress (Psychology); Anxiety; Heart beat; Urine--Analysis; Catecholamines; Creatinine; Adrenaline; Noradrenaline; Employees--Workload |
| Classification | NTL - AVIATION - Air Traffic Control |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States; California; Los Angeles (California); Oakland (California) |
| Report Number | FAA-AM-76-13; DOT/FAA/AM-76/13 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/39000/39200/39286/AM76-13_ID_39286.pdf |
| Alternative URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/39000/39200/39286/AM76-13.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |