Nightmare frequency and nightmare distress during the COVID-19 pandemic

Autor: Anellka Remedios, Silvia Marin-Dragu, Francis Routledge, Sara Hamm, Ravishankar Subramani Iyer, Matt Orr, Sandra Meier, Michael Schredl
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. 19(1)
ISSN: 1550-9397
Popis: The current study investigated nightmare frequency and distress during the pandemic and associated factors.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, andThe 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 (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.Remedios A, Marin-Dragu S, Routledge F, et al. Nightmare frequency and nightmare distress during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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