Age and risk-taking in French naval crew.
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.
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Etat Major de la Marine, Division Facteurs Humains, Toulon Naval, France. sicarddoc@yahoo.fr
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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