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Giorgia Margherita

3 papers in the library · 23 citations · publishing 2021-2023

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An observatory on changes in dreaming during a pandemic: a living systematic review (part 1).

Journal of Sleep Research June 1, 2023 Giorgia Margherita, Alessia Caffieri

A 'new' way of dreaming has emerged during the pandemic, enhancing the interest of psychological literature. Indeed, during the years of the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), many studies have investigated dream-related phenomena and dreaming functions. Considering the constant and rapid emergence of new results on this topic, the main aim of this study was to create an...

Dreaming or daydreaming during COVID-19 lockdown: A comparison between maladaptive and nonmaladaptive daydreamers.

Psychology of Consciousness Theory Research and Practice July 25, 2022 Giorgia Margherita, Alessia Caffieri, R. Mariani et al.

Starting from the idea that dreaming could be considered an index of the psychological health of individuals regarding the COVID-19 outbreak, a major risk of psychological maladjustment has been registered for maladaptive daydreamers (MDers;i.e., people with a compulsive fantasy activity associated with distress and psychological impairment). Nevertheless, there is a gap in literature about...

Dreams and Nightmares during the First and Second Wave of the COVID-19 Infection: A Longitudinal Study.

Brain Sciences October 20, 2021 Serena Scarpelli, Valentina Alfonsi, Maurizio Gorgoni et al. 23 citations

Recent literature shows that the Coronovirus-19 (COVID-19) pandemic has provoked significant changes in dreaming. The current study intends to provide an update about dream variable changes during the second wave of COVID-19. A total of 611 participants completed a web survey from December 2020 to January 2021. Statistical comparisons showed that subjects had lower dream-recall frequency,...