The association between reported nightmares and depressive symptoms in a non-clinical large sample of Arab students
Abdel Khalek
Sleep Medicine and Disorders International Journal October 27, 2017 DOI: 10.15406/smdij.2017.01.00010 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Cross-sectional study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Arab participants |
| Topics | Anxiety Dreaming |
| Keywords | Association psychology Depressive symptoms Sample material Clinical psychology Psychotherapist |
| Citations | 1 |
| Key findings | Nightmare frequency is associated with higher depressive and anxiety symptoms in Arab participants. |
Abstract
Background: Research studies on sleep medicine and disorders using Arab participants are limited, particularly the relationship between nightmares and psychopathology. Cross-cultural studies may help to better understand this association.
Comparable studies
Other cross-sectional and survey studies on dreaming, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insomnia Symptoms, Nightmares, and Suicidal Ideation in a College Student Sample Undergraduate students at a large, public university in the southeastern United States | 2011 | Observational cross-sectional survey | n = 583 |
| Prevalence and Correlates of Frequent Nightmares: A Community-Based 2-Phase Study Middle-aged Hong Kong Chinese adults from the community, mean age 40.9 years (SD 5.5,... | 2010 | Cross-sectional survey with subsequent clinical evaluation (two-phase design) | n = 8,558 |
| Factors of home dream recall: a structural equation model Adults (general population sample) | 2003 | Cross-sectional survey with structural equation modeling | n = 444 |
| The Phenomenology of Lucid Dreaming: An Online Survey Respondents to an online survey about lucid dreams | 2014 | Online survey | n = 684 |
| Frequency of Lucid Dreaming in a Representative German Sample Representative sample of German adults | 2011 | Cross-sectional survey | n = 919 |
Citations in the library
Cites 5
- Nightmare Prevalence, Nightmare Distress, and Self-Reported Psychological Disturbance Sleep 2002
- Gender differences in nightmare frequency: a meta-analysis. Sleep Medicine Reviews April 1, 2011
- Nightmare disorder, dream anxiety, and subjective sleep quality in patients with borderline personality disorder. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences February 1, 2008
- Nightmares: from anxiety symptom to sleep disorder. Sleep Medicine Reviews February 1, 2006
- Clinical importance of nightmare disorder in patients with dissociative disorders Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences December 1, 2003