“…Although researchers have previously examined the physical and psychological function of Polar travelers (e.g., Anton-Solanas, O’Neill, Morris, & Dunbar, 2016; Blackadder-Weinstein, Leon, Norris, Venables, & Smith, 2019; Gifford et al, 2018; Leon, Sandal, Fink, & Ciofani, 2011), few studies have explored the situational or day-to-day dynamics that may explain variability in their experience. Studies conducted to date have rarely explored the interrelations between the events encountered, the reaction to those events, and the consequent impact upon physical and psychological health (for exceptions, see Kahn & Leon, 1994; Leon, Kanfer, Hoffman, & Dupre, 1991).…”