title: Age and risk-taking in French naval crew.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Etat Major de la Marine, Division Facteurs Humains, Toulon Naval, France. sicarddoc@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sicard
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jouve
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Couderc
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Blin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D003657:Decision Making; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011594:Psychometrics; D012309:Risk-Taking