Daydreams, Nightmares, and Insomnia: The Relation of Waking Fantasy to Sleep Disturbances
Imagination, Cognition and Personality March 1, 1985 DOI: 10.2190/yava-j6bj-ga7c-cvrk (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Observational study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | College students |
| Measures | Imaginal Processes Inventory (abbreviated form), scales of sleep disturbance, positive mood, and dream recall |
| Topics | Dreaming |
| Citations | 23 |
| Key findings | Sleep disturbances were significantly associated with dysphoric daydreaming patterns and not associated with a positive daydreaming pattern, confirming an earlier report by Starker and Hasenfeld. The authors also report sex differences that they suggest may reflect differential sensitivity to inner experience. |
Abstract
College students were administered an abbreviated form of the Imaginal Processes Inventory along with scales of sleep disturbance, positive mood, and dream recall. Results confirmed the earlier report by Starker and Hasenfeld that sleep disturbances were significantly associated with dysphoric patterns of daydreaming, and not associated with a positive daydreaming pattern. Correlational, factor-analytic and multiple linear regression analyses revealed sex differences possibly related to differential sensitivity to inner experience.
Comparable studies
Other observational and cohort studies on dreaming, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucid Dreaming: a State of Consciousness with Features of Both Waking and Non-Lucid Dreaming Student volunteers trained to become lucid and signal lucidity with horizontal eye... | 2009 | Observational study | n = 6 |
| Nightmare Prevalence, Nightmare Distress, and Self-Reported Psychological Disturbance Young adults with a mean age of 20 years | 2002 | Prospective observational study | n = 116 |
| Long-term effects of extreme situational stress on sleep and dreaming Survivors of traumatic events who complained of sleep disturbances, compared with... | 1987 | Case-control study | n = 11 |
| The relationship of nightmare frequency and nightmare distress to well‐being Adults who reported dreams | 2004 | Observational cohort | n = 147 |
| The prevalence of nightmares and their independence from anxiety. Undergraduates | 1990 | Observational study using daily dream logs | n = 220 |
Citations in the library
Cited by 3
- Phenomenal qualities of nightmare experience in a prospective study of college students. Dreaming June 1, 2002
- The relationships between insomnia, nightmares, and dreams: A systematic review Sleep Medicine Reviews April 16, 2024
- The Relation of Fantasy Proneness, Psychological Absorption, and Imaginative Involvement to Nightmare Prevalence and Nightmare Distress Imagination, Cognition and Personality October 1, 2001