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Dreaming in Adolescents During the COVID-19 Health Crisis: Survey Among a Sample of European School Students.
Guerrero-Gomez, Ana; Nöthen-Garunja, Isabel; Schredl, Michael; Homberg, Annelore; Vulcan, Maria; Brusic, Asja; Bonizzi, Caterina; Iannaco, Cecilia.
  • Guerrero-Gomez A; European Network for Psychodynamic Psychiatry, Rome, Italy.
  • Nöthen-Garunja I; European Network for Psychodynamic Psychiatry, Rome, Italy.
  • Schredl M; Sleep Laboratory, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty, Mannheim/Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.
  • Homberg A; European Network for Psychodynamic Psychiatry, Rome, Italy.
  • Vulcan M; Timișoara 2021 - European Capital of Culture Association, Timișoara, Romania.
  • Brusic A; Rijeka 2020 - European Capital of Culture, Croatian Cultural Centre, Rijeka, Croatia.
  • Bonizzi C; European Network for Psychodynamic Psychiatry, Rome, Italy.
  • Iannaco C; European Network for Psychodynamic Psychiatry, Rome, Italy.
Front Psychol ; 12: 652627, 2021.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1219306
ABSTRACT
According to the continuity hypothesis of dreaming and contemporary psychodynamic approaches, dreams reflect waking life. The aim of the present study was to explore the relationship between the COVID-19 pandemic and dreaming in adolescents. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in Italy, Romania and Croatia involving 2,105 secondary school students (69% girls, mean age 15.6 ± 2.1 years; 31% boys, mean age 15.1 ± 2.2 years; mean age of whole sample 15.4 ± 2.1 years). No substantial differences between countries were found. Thirty-one percent of the participants reported heightened dream recall, 18% noticed an increase in nightmares during the lockdown, and 15% of the provided dreams (n = 498) included pandemic-related content. The results indicate that subjective emotional reactions to lockdown had a significantly higher correlation to dreaming than objective distress (i.e., illness or death of a close one because of COVID-19). These findings suggest that attention to dreams should be included in preventive programs for adolescents with pandemic-related stress.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Observational study / Randomized controlled trials Language: English Journal: Front Psychol Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Fpsyg.2021.652627

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Observational study / Randomized controlled trials Language: English Journal: Front Psychol Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Fpsyg.2021.652627