Clemente Suárez, Vicente JavierVega Marcos, Ricardo de laRobles Pérez, José JuanLautenschlaeger, MarioFernández Lucas, Jesús2016-10-282016-10-282016Clemente-Suárez, V. J., de la Vega, R., Robles-Pérez, J. J., Lautenschlaeger, M., & Fernández-Lucas, J. (2016). Experience modulates the psychophysiological response of airborne warfighters during a tactical combat parachute jump. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 110, 212-216. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2016.07.50201678760http://hdl.handle.net/11268/5925We aimed to analyse the effect of experience level in the psychophysiological response and specific fine motor skills of novel and expert parachute warfighters during a tactical combat parachute jump. We analysed blood oxygen saturation, heart rate, salivary cortisol, blood glucose, lactate and creatinkinase, leg strength, isometric hand-grip strength, cortical arousal, specific fine motor skills and cognitive anxiety, somatic anxiety and self-confident before and after a tactical combat parachute jump in 40 warfighters divided in two group, novel (n = 17) and expert group (n = 23). Novels presented a higher heart rate, lactate, cognitive anxiety, somatic anxiety and a lower self-confident than experts during the jump. We concluded that experience level has a direct effect on the psychophysiological response since novel paratroopers presented a higher psychophysiological response than compared to the expert ones, however this result neither affected the specific fine motor skills nor the muscle structure after a tactical combat parachute jump.engjournal article10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2016.07.502restricted accessAnsiedadEstrésEstrés mental