RT Journal Article
T1 Psychophysiological response in parachute jumps, the effect of experience and type of jump
A1 Clemente Suárez, Vicente Javier
A1 Robles Pérez, José Juan
A1 Fernández Lucas, Jesús
AB We aimed to analyse the effect of experience and type of parachute jump on the psychophysiological responses of jumpers. We analysed blood oxygen saturation, heart rate, blood glucose, lactate and creatinkinase, leg strength, isometric hand strength, cortical arousal, specific fine motor skills, self-confidence and cognition, and somatic and state anxiety, before and after four different parachute jumps: a sport parachute jump, a manual tactical parachute jump, tandem pilots, and tandem passengers. Independently of the parachute jump, the psychophysiological responses of experienced paratroopers were not affected by the jumps, except for an increase in anaerobic metabolism. Novice parachute jumpers presented a higher psychophysiological stress response than the experienced jumpers, together with a large anticipatory anxiety response before the jump; however, this decreased after the jump, although the high physiological activation was maintained. This information could be used by civil and military paratroopers' instructors to improve their training programmes.
PB Elsevier
SN 0031-9384
YR 2017
FD 2017
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/110534
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/110534
LA eng
NO Clemente-Suárez, V. J., Robles-Pérez, J. J., & Fernández-Lucas, J. (2017). Psychophysiological response in parachute jumps, the effect of experience and type of jump. Physiology and Behavior, 179, 178-183. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYSBEH.2017.06.006
DS Docta Complutense
RD 27 dic 2025