Nightmares and annihilation anxiety.
Psychoanalytic psychology 1995 DOI: 10.1037//0736-9735.12.2.247 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Observational study (cross-sectional self-report survey, two independent samples) Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Two independent college student populations |
| Topics | Anxiety Dreaming |
| Citations | 25 |
| Key findings | Nightmare frequency and measures of nightmare salience were positively related to self-reported annihilation anxiety, and the finding was cross-validated in two independent college student samples. The authors interpret this as consistent with an ego boundary model and with prior research showing boundary impairment in frequent nightmare reporters. |
Abstract
The relation between self-reported frequency of nightmares, as well as a number of saliency measures of the nightmare experience, and a self-report measure of annihilation anxiety was evaluated in two, independent college student populations. A significant positive relation was found between nightmare frequency and salience and annihilation anxiety. Furthermore, these findings were cross-validated across both samples. The results are discussed within the context of object relations and ego psychology theory utilizing an ego boundary model and are consistent with previous research demonstrating boundary impairment in self-reported frequent nightmare subjects
Comparable studies
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| 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 9
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- Phenomenal qualities of nightmare experience in a prospective study of college students. Dreaming June 1, 2002
- Nightmares and Psychotic Decompensation: A Case Study Psychiatry August 1, 1998
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- Alexithymia, Depression, Trait-anxiety and Their Relation to Self-reported Retrospective Dream Experience American Journal of Applied Psychology 2019
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