Nightmare frequency and nightmare distress during the COVID-19 pandemic
STUDY OBJECTIVES: - - The current study investigated nightmare frequency and distress during the pandemic and associated factors. - - METHODS: - - Participants (n = 1,718) completed a survey, 747 of which were youth. The MADRE dream questionnaire was used to collect self-reported data on nightmar...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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January 1, 2023
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Journal of clinical sleep medicine
Year: 2023, Volume: 19, Issue: 1, Pages: 163-169 |
| ISSN: | 1550-9397 |
| DOI: | 10.5664/jcsm.10290 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.10290 Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://jcsm.aasm.org/doi/10.5664/jcsm.10290 
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| Author Notes: | Anellka Remedios, BSc ; Silvia Marin-Dragu, MA ; Francis Routledge, BSc ; Sara Hamm, BSc ; Ravishankar Subramani Iyer, BSc ; Matt Orr, MA ; Sandra Meier, PhD ; Michael Schredl, PhD |
| Summary: | STUDY OBJECTIVES: - - The current study investigated nightmare frequency and distress during the pandemic and associated factors. - - METHODS: - - Participants (n = 1,718) completed a survey, 747 of which were youth. The MADRE dream questionnaire was used to collect self-reported data on nightmare frequency and distress. In addition, personality traits, current stressors, and COVID-related anxiety were also measured. An ordinal regression model was used for statistical analysis, and P < .05 was considered significant. - - RESULTS: - - The findings from this study suggest (1) COVID-related anxiety is associated with the frequency of nightmares and the severity of nightmare distress experienced by a person, and (2) findings support the continuity hypothesis, which suggests waking life experiences are related to nightmares and (3) increased COVID-related anxiety contributes independently to nightmare frequency. COVID-related anxiety appeared to be more prevalent within adults (P < .001, effect size = 0.18) compared to youth. Similar results were found for nightmare distress. - - CONCLUSIONS: - - The risk of nightmares may have increased due to disruptions in mental health and sleep caused by the COVID-19 crisis. These findings may be important in clinician efforts to understand nightmares and the risk of problematic sleep during the pandemic. - - CITATION: - - Remedios A, Marin-Dragu S, Routledge F, et al. Nightmare frequency and nightmare distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Clin Sleep Med. 2023;19(1):163-169. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 27.08.2024 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1550-9397 |
| DOI: | 10.5664/jcsm.10290 |