Nightmare frequency and nightmare distress: relationship to the big five personality factors and sensory-processing sensitivity

Previous research has shown that Big Five personality factors such as Neuroticism and Openness to Experience are related to both the frequency and severity of nightmares. Recent theoretical and empirical work suggests that trait sensory-processing sensitivity (SPS), characterized by heightened emoti...

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Main Authors: Carr, Michelle (Author) , Heymann, Rina (Author) , Lisson, Anna (Author) , Werne, Nika Marie (Author) , Schredl, Michael (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: August 4, 2022
In: Dreaming
Year: 2022, Volume: 32, Issue: 3, Pages: 257-268
ISSN:1573-3351
DOI:10.1037/drm0000214
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Author Notes:Michelle Carr, Rina Heymann, Anna Lisson, Nika Marie Werne, and Michael Schredl

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