Susceptibility to seasickness: a questionnaire approach

Abstract

One-hundred fifty experienced officers and men of a destroyer escort were administered a questionnaire which had been developed for predicting susceptibility to seasickness. Validity measures were gained by comparing questionnaire results with officer- and self-ratings. About half the men who were rated as being highly susceptible were found in the highest 10% selected by the questionnaire, although greater predictive value would have been obtained if self-judgments had been used throughout. Reliability, as determined through use in a boot camp, is indicated as high. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)