TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - Age and risk-taking in French naval crew
JO  - Aviation, space, and environmental medicine
A1  - Sicard, B.
A1  - Jouve, E.
A1  - Couderc, H.
A1  - Blin, O.
SP  - 59
EP  - 61
VL  - 72
IS  - 1
N2  - The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of age in French naval crew on risk-proneness. We tested 130 male navy personnel, age range 19-41 yr, with EVAR, a visual analog scale designed to rate risk-proneness and composed of 24 items distributed among 5 factors: "self control," "danger-seeking" "energy," "impulsiveness," and "invincibility." We observed a significant negative correlation between "energy" and age, whereas the other factors were not influenced by age. Risk-proneness change is limited and should not be a safety issue in the decision-making process if the age of navy crews is going to increase moderately.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0095-6562
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -