Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
J Clin Sleep Med. 2023 Jan 1;19(1):163-169. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.10290.
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, and < .05 was considered significant.
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 ( < .001, effect size = 0.18) compared to youth. Similar results were found for nightmare distress.
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. . 2023;19(1):163-169.
本研究调查了大流行期间噩梦频率和困扰及其相关因素。
参与者（n=1718）完成了一项调查，其中 747 名为青少年。使用 MADRE 梦问卷收集自我报告的噩梦频率和困扰数据。此外，还测量了人格特质、当前压力源和 COVID-19 相关焦虑。采用有序回归模型进行统计分析， <.05 被认为具有统计学意义。
本研究结果表明：（1）COVID-19 相关焦虑与个体经历的噩梦频率和噩梦困扰严重程度有关；（2）研究结果支持连续性假说，即清醒时的经历与噩梦有关；（3）COVID-19 相关焦虑的增加独立导致噩梦频率增加。与青少年相比，COVID-19 相关焦虑在成年人中更为普遍（ <.001，效应量=0.18）。噩梦困扰也出现了类似的结果。
由于 COVID-19 危机导致心理健康和睡眠受到干扰，噩梦的风险可能增加。这些发现对于临床医生了解大流行期间的噩梦和睡眠问题风险可能很重要。
Remedios A, Marin-Dragu S, Routledge F, et al. 2023;19(1):163-169.
