Leadership, adaptation, and group resilience: a qualitative study of Bulgaria’s 33rd Antarctic summer campaign
Yavor Paunov
IntroductionAntarctic field expeditions are isolated, confined, and extreme settings in which specialists must rapidly form effective teams to protect their wellbeing and to accomplish mission goals. We investigated leadership, team cohesion, group identity, and group-level motivation and coping during Bulgaria’s 33rd Antarctic Summer Campaign using a longitudinal qualitative design.MethodsSemi-structured interviews were conducted before departure (n = 28) and after return (n = 36), complemented