1047 FOSI Mediates Nightmares and Insomnia in Women Who Have Experienced Sexual Trauma
SLEEPJ May 1, 2026 Sophie Nilsson, G. Baber, Elijah Nichols et al.
Trauma exposure is a known risk for sleep disruption from both nightmares and insomnia. Informed by recent research proposing specific mechanisms linking trauma to sleep disruption and between nightmares and insomnia, (Werner et al. 2021), we tested a model in which the relationship between nightmares and insomnia was mediated by fear of sleep. Study participants were college-aged women (N=497;...