Abstract:

To quantitatively assess the mental health risks of civil aviation pilots, an indicator system was first constructed from the perspective of safety management risk assessment. The system covered mental health level, stress, and social support. DEMATEL-ANP method was integrated with expert surveys. The indicator weights and interactive influence relationships were determined. Second, a risk correction coefficient was introduced to establish a quantitative algorithm for mental health risk values. Finally, assessments were conducted among airline pilots (191) and aviation school student pilots (130) to verify the applicability of method. The results show that, in the case study, 86.60% of the participants were assessed as having good mental health levels, 10.90% were classified as low risk, 1.56% as moderate risk, and 0.94% as high risk (requiring attention and intervention). A higher overall risk was observed among flight cadets. This is mainly because their psychological development is not yet mature, and their psychological resilience to training and pandemic-related stress is insufficient. The DEMATEL-ANP-based mental health risk assessment method can provide support for hierarchical management decision-making regarding pilot mental health based on risk aggregation characteristics.

Key words: pilot, mental health, risk assessment, indicator system, (decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory-analytic network process) DEMATEL-ANP