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compared with technicians. This pattern of using relaxation reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the
strategies permeated other subgroups as well, with enlisted Navy, Department of Defense, nor the U.S. Government. The
personnel reporting more frequent use than officers, and basic study protocol was approved by the Naval Health Research
technicians exceeding that of master technicians. By contrast, Center Institutional Review Board in compliance with all ap-
technicians endorsed greater automaticity than accessions did, plicable Federal regulations governing the protection of hu-
and a nonsignificant trend further distinguished between mas- man subjects. Research data were derived from an approved
ter and basic technicians. These findings complement those in Naval Health Research Center Institutional Review Board
our prior report that indicated there are differences in strategy protocol, number NHRC.2018.0019.
use between Olympic medalists and non-medalists, and they
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