Measuring Situation Awareness: A Meta-Review Across Domains
Laura Louise Moens, Sinéad Lydon, Sara Cucurachi, Paul O’Connor, Thomas Christian Sauter, Gian-Andri Töndury, Tanja Manser

TL;DR
This paper reviews how situation awareness is measured across different fields, highlighting best practices and limitations of current tools.
Contribution
It synthesizes findings from multiple systematic reviews to provide practical guidance for measuring situation awareness.
Findings
Fourteen reviews were analyzed, identifying 38 SA measurement tools across four categories.
Probing techniques like SAGAT showed the most validity evidence but had usability issues.
Recommendations balance methodological rigor with practical feasibility for diverse contexts.
Abstract
To identify and interpret evidence from systematic reviews of Situation Awareness (SA) measurement across domains, focussing on measures’ psychometric properties, and provide practical implications for SA measurement. Several systematic reviews have been published on SA measurement, often focussing on specific measurement tools, domains, or psychometric properties. This creates a challenge for understanding the evidence supporting SA measures and for establishing best practice in SA measurement. Five electronic databases were searched up to February 2025. The meta-review was prospectively registered (PROSPERO registration number: CRD42024521458). Reviews were included if they were systematic and focused on SA measurement. Data were extracted on the review characteristics and the SA measurement tools identified, including their psychometric properties. Studies were assessed using the…
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TopicsHuman-Automation Interaction and Safety · Occupational Health and Performance · Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
