Affective States in a Space-Analog Mission and Insights from Psychometric and Hair Cortisol Measures

The subjective affective states remained positive and relatively stable throughout the mission. The initial increase of hair cortisol is attributed to an adaptation phase of the crew. No affective variation seems to be related to this phase. Our results indicate effective affective adaptation to the confinement. Pauly J, Langlet C, Hainaut J-P, Yusupova A, Bolmont B. Affective states in a space-analog mission and insights from psychometric and hair cortisol measures. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2025; 96(5):436-442.