Facets of The Nightmare Proneness Scale and Their Relationships to Nightmares, Negative Affect, and Psychological Distress
Sleep and Hypnosis 2020 DOI: 10.37133/sleep.hypn.2019.21.0206 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Cross-sectional survey Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 306 |
| Population | University students |
| Topics | Dreaming |
| Keywords | Affect linguistics Psychological distress Scale ratio Clinical psychology Psychotherapist Mental health |
| Citations | 2 |
| Key findings | The Nightmare Proneness Scale predicted frequent distressing nightmares independently of psychological distress and negative affect, with the general dysregulation facet as the strongest independent predictor. |
Abstract
Previous research introduced the Nightmare Proneness Scale (NPS) as a measurement for nightmare proneness, the trait-like disposition to experience frequent nightmares. However, outside predicting nightmares, little is known about the structure of the scale or relationships of its facets with nightmares. The factor structure of the NPS and the scale's statistical independence from psychological distress and negative affect were examined among a sample of 306 university students. The NPS predicted frequent distressing nightmares independent from psychological distress and negative affect. Three NPS facets were found representing general psychical dysregulation, depressiveness, and somatization. The NPS facet representing general dysregulation was the strongest predictor of nightmares and the only NPS facet to independently predict nightmares outside of distress and negative affect. The results, limitations, and directions for future research are noted.
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
Cited by 2
Cites 8
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- The Nightmare Proneness Scale: A Proposed Measure for the Tendency to Experience Nightmares Sleep and Hypnosis August 14, 2017
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