Nightmare frequency and nightmare distress during the COVID-19 pandemic

• Verfasst von: Remedios, Anellka [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Marin-Dragu, Silvia [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Routledge, Francis [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Hamm, Sara [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Iyer, Ravishankar Subramani [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Orr, Matt [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Meier, Sandra [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Schredl, Michael [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Nightmare frequency and nightmare distress during the COVID-19 pandemic
• Verf.angabe: 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
• E-Jahr: 2023
• Jahr: January 1, 2023
• Umfang: 7 S.
• Illustrationen: Illustrationen
• Fussnoten: Gesehen am 27.08.2024
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: Journal of clinical sleep medicine
• Ort Quelle: Westchester, Ill. : [Verlag nicht ermittelbar], 2005
• Jahr Quelle: 2023
• Band/Heft Quelle: 19(2023), 1, Seite 163-169
• ISSN Quelle: 1550-9397
• DOI: doi:10.5664/jcsm.10290
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Sach-SW: COVID-19 pandemic
• Sach-SW: nightmare distress
• Sach-SW: nightmare frequency
• Sach-SW: psychopathology
• K10plus-PPN: 189957414X

Abstract

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.