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Umair Akram

3 papers in the library · 31 citations · publishing 2020-2026

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Efficacy of an online attachment priming and mindfulness practice intervention for insomnia, stress, and emotion regulation in university students: A randomized controlled trial.

Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being August 1, 2026 Jodie C. Stevenson, Meghann Matthews, Umair Akram

Despite the availability of student well-being services, university students remain highly susceptible to mental health challenges. Recent research highlights the potential of mindfulness-based interventions and attachment security priming in enhancing psychological well-being. This study compared the immediate and sustained effects of digitally delivered attachment priming and...

DOI: 10.1111/aphw.70202 (opens in new tab) Full text (opens in new tab) Mindfulness Humans Stress, psychological Object attachment +10

Examining the Factor Structure, Reliability, and Validity of the Disturbing Dreams and Nightmare Severity Index (DDNSI) Consequences Sub-component

Behavioral Sleep Medicine December 21, 2020 S. Allen, Maria Gardani, Asha Akram et al.

ABSTRACT Background: The Disturbing Dreams and Nightmares Severity Index (DDNSI) is commonly used when assessing the experience of nightmares. It comprises two parts examining i) chronicity and ii) nightmare consequences. The primary aim of the present study was to explore the dimensional structure of the optional and currently unvalidated nightmare consequences component using exploratory...

Emotion dysregulation mediates the relationship between nightmares and psychotic experiences: results from a student population

Schizophrenia June 1, 2020 Umair Akram, Maria Gardani, Kamila R. Irvine et al. 31 citations

Abstract Sleep disruption is commonly associated with psychotic experiences. While sparse, the literature to date highlights nightmares and related distress as prominent risk factors for psychosis in students. We aimed to further explore the relationship between specific nightmare symptoms and psychotic experiences in university students while examining the mediating role of emotion...