High-tech VAD equipment made some participants feel under observation and stressed, and viewing recorded mistakes before teammates was seen as critical in both VAD forms, a potential threat to psychological safety¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · qualitative r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2025 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 2 of 2 entries) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? High-tech VAD equipment led some participants to feel stressed, under pressure, and inhibited from showing natural behaviour; fear of being exposed with recorded mistakes applied to both VAD types. → Stefan A. Schreder 2025

Evidence¶

Stefan A. Schreder 2025¶

Stefan A. Schreder, Helen Jossberger, Hans Gruber. (2025). Mountain rescuers' experiences with video-assisted and verbal debriefings: a qualitative study. Instructional Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-025-09716-9

q2 · i? · qualitative · r3

Focus group results on dealing with emotions after high-tech VAD with lapel microphones and cameras; participants reported no negative equipment emotions for lower-tech VAD, but fear of exposure when videos contained mistakes was described for both forms: "if the simulation does not go well, you can always be exposed".

"The feeling of being closely monitored led some participants to feel “stressed”, “under pressure” and inhibited from showing “natural behaviour”."

Stefan A. Schreder 2025 (2)¶

Stefan A. Schreder, Helen Jossberger, Hans Gruber. (2025). Mountain rescuers' experiences with video-assisted and verbal debriefings: a qualitative study. Instructional Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-025-09716-9

q2 · i? · qualitative · r3

Participant quotation (FG 10, P 4) illustrating the emotional risk common to both VAD forms: watching mistake-containing footage in front of team members "was seen as critical within both forms of VAD", and the authors write that it "can be considered as a threat to psychological safety"; the study does not measure whether psychological safety was actually lowered. Facilitators countered it by ensuring confidentiality and debriefing in private.

"Generally speaking, I do not like seeing myself in videos, because if the simulation does not go well, you can always be exposed."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Safety — outcome: instruction changes it

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