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| Couple's relationship to be studied on Atlantic row | Couple's relationship to be studied on Atlantic row |
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| Jooles Paillin-Dean married Ian in 2021 after meeting at an ocean rowing event in Ratcliffe-on-Soar | Jooles Paillin-Dean married Ian in 2021 after meeting at an ocean rowing event in Ratcliffe-on-Soar |
| A couple from Nottinghamshire who are preparing to row across the Atlantic have attracted the interest of psychologists in Switzerland. | A couple from Nottinghamshire who are preparing to row across the Atlantic have attracted the interest of psychologists in Switzerland. |
| Ian and Jooles Paillin-Dean, from Ratcliffe-on-Soar, will be taking part in the World's Toughest Row, which covers about 3,000 miles (4,828 km). | Ian and Jooles Paillin-Dean, from Ratcliffe-on-Soar, will be taking part in the World's Toughest Row, which covers about 3,000 miles (4,828 km). |
| The couple, who have three children, hope to become the fastest mixed pair to complete the race from the Canary Islands to Antigua in the Caribbean, starting in December. | |
| Researchers at the University of Zurich, who are studying how couples behave in extreme circumstances and whether being in a romantic relationship affects how they act as a team, have asked the pair to take part. | Researchers at the University of Zurich, who are studying how couples behave in extreme circumstances and whether being in a romantic relationship affects how they act as a team, have asked the pair to take part. |
| During the race, the couple will record daily video and voice diaries for the researchers about how they are feeling | During the race, the couple will record daily video and voice diaries for the researchers about how they are feeling |
| Ms Paillin-Dean was originally preparing for the challenge with her former partner, but he died from cancer in 2020. | Ms Paillin-Dean was originally preparing for the challenge with her former partner, but he died from cancer in 2020. |
| Waves of up to 30ft high are expected during the race, which will involve their pair rowing around the clock for weeks. | Waves of up to 30ft high are expected during the race, which will involve their pair rowing around the clock for weeks. |
| Ms Paillin-Dean and her husband have already undergone lengthy interviews, which will be repeated as their preparations continue. | Ms Paillin-Dean and her husband have already undergone lengthy interviews, which will be repeated as their preparations continue. |
| They will then record daily video and voice diaries during the race for the researchers about how they are feeling and performing together, followed by more interviews afterwards. | They will then record daily video and voice diaries during the race for the researchers about how they are feeling and performing together, followed by more interviews afterwards. |
| "This sounds like an important study and we're happy to support it, even if means we'll be well and truly under the microscope," she said. | "This sounds like an important study and we're happy to support it, even if means we'll be well and truly under the microscope," she said. |
| Mr Paillin-Dean added: "We're under no illusions about how tough the race will be, including things like blisters and sleep deprivation for weeks." | Mr Paillin-Dean added: "We're under no illusions about how tough the race will be, including things like blisters and sleep deprivation for weeks." |
| When completing the challenge, the couple plan to raise money for Leicestershire hospice Loros. | When completing the challenge, the couple plan to raise money for Leicestershire hospice Loros. |
| Other couples in the study are involved in mountaineering, Antarctic expeditions, and analogue astronaut crews, where people take part in field tests that have physical similarities to space. | Other couples in the study are involved in mountaineering, Antarctic expeditions, and analogue astronaut crews, where people take part in field tests that have physical similarities to space. |
| Monika Maślikowska, leader of the project at the University of Zurich, said researchers are keen to understand how romantic relationships affect endurance efforts. | Monika Maślikowska, leader of the project at the University of Zurich, said researchers are keen to understand how romantic relationships affect endurance efforts. |
| "Isolated, confined and extreme environments that we are studying, such as long duration team sports competitions, put significant psychological pressure on the people involved," she said. | "Isolated, confined and extreme environments that we are studying, such as long duration team sports competitions, put significant psychological pressure on the people involved," she said. |
| "Research demonstrates that the presence of a romantic partner in such circumstances can provide emotional support to the individuals, [but] in contrast negative emotions might also spill over... this poses additional challenges for the collaborating team." | "Research demonstrates that the presence of a romantic partner in such circumstances can provide emotional support to the individuals, [but] in contrast negative emotions might also spill over... this poses additional challenges for the collaborating team." |
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