<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The aim of the article is a review of psychological literature relating to the problem of anxiety in divers, where an emphasis is placed on the degree of mental adaptation of the individual to the underwater environment, primarily highlighting the trait of anxiety and the neuroticism of a person involved in a specific type of diving. The article presents selected reports from all over the world regarding research on anxiety in divers. Treating a high level of the indicator of anxiety as a predictor of panic anxiety reveals the importance of this trait in predicting the risk of an occurrence of diving accidents during the operation under water. In the own research presented in the article, the results on the levels of anxiety as a trait and a state in divers taking part in hyperbaric exposures indicate the fact that the majority of the examined divers have low levels of anxiety both as a trait and a state, which most probably indicates the good psychological condition of the examined divers.</p></abstract>

The aim of the article is a review of psychological literature relating to the problem of anxiety in divers, where an emphasis is placed on the degree of mental adaptation of the individual to the underwater environment, primarily highlighting the trait of anxiety and the neuroticism of a person involved in a specific type of diving. The article presents selected reports from all over the world regarding research on anxiety in divers. Treating a high level of the indicator of anxiety as a predictor of panic anxiety reveals the importance of this trait in predicting the risk of an occurrence of diving accidents during the operation under water. In the own research presented in the article, the results on the levels of anxiety as a trait and a state in divers taking part in hyperbaric exposures indicate the fact that the majority of the examined divers have low levels of anxiety both as a trait and a state, which most probably indicates the good psychological condition of the examined divers.

The problem of experiencing anxiety among divers. Experiment in hyperbaric exposure conditions

Department of Human Development Psychology

Department of Work Psychology and Management

Department of Maritime and Hyperbaric Medicine, Military Medical Institute

Department of Underwater Works Technology in Gdynia

Polish Hyperbaric Research

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The aim of the article is a review of psychological literature relating to the problem of anxiety in divers, where an emphasis is placed on the degree of...

The problem of experiencing anxiety among divers. Experiment in hyperbaric exposure conditions

Published Online: Aug 30, 2019

Page range: 47 - 59

Received: Nov 25, 2018

Accepted: Jan 12, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/phr-2019-0004

Keywords
psychology of diving, anxiety in divers, anxiety level

© 2019 Dorota Niewiedział et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The problem of experiencing anxiety among divers. Experiment in hyperbaric exposure conditions

Published Online: Aug 30, 2019

Page range: 47 - 59

Received: Nov 25, 2018

Accepted: Jan 12, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/phr-2019-0004

Keywordspsychology of diving, anxiety in divers, anxiety level

© 2019 Dorota Niewiedział et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
psychology of diving, anxiety in divers, anxiety level