0128 Emotion Regulation Approaches are Related to Nightmare Frequency and Nightmare-Related Impairment
SLEEPJ May 8, 2026 Andrew Meierotto, Garrett Baber, Nancy Hamilton
Abstract Introduction Dreaming is theorized to facilitate fear extinction, a type of implicit emotion regulation, whereas nightmares are thought to reflect failures in this regulatory process. However, it is not known whether the frequency of nightmares and associated functional impairment are related to explicit emotion regulation styles. This study examined associations between nightmare...