Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Sleep and Dreams: Study in a Portuguese Sample

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dc.contributor.authorSimões, Mariana
dc.contributor.authorFarate, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorEspirito-Santo, Helena
dc.contributor.authorVicente, Henrique
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-23T16:11:41Z
dc.date.available2023-02-23T16:11:41Z
dc.date.issued2022-11-17
dc.description.abstractResearch has shown that during the COVID-19 pandemic, there were significant changes in sleep quality and dream activity. An increase in dream and nightmare recall frequency and a predominance of aversive emotional and phantasmatic dream content were recorded. The objective ofthe study wasto analyzethe pandemic’s socio occupational, psychological and experiential impact, focusing on sleep quality, dream/nightmare recall, and the emotional content of dreamsin a sample of Portugal’s adult resident population.Online data collection involved 1,020 adults $ 18 years (67.1% women). The research protocol included several questions regarding demographics, subjective experience ofthe pandemic, and its perceived impact on respondents’ personal social networks, sleep habits, and dream content. The pandemic substantially affected participants’ social interactions and mental health, with17.2% reporting the death of a significant person. Overall sleep quality decreased during the pandemic, whereas dream/nightmare recall increased, and 27% of the respondents dreamed about COVID-19, reporting negative emotions and sensations in these dreams. Higher dream/nightmare recall was especially related to changes in sleep patterns, namely, increased nocturnal awakenings and sleep latency. Younger people, those belonging to a high-risk group, those reporting a higher subjective concern about the pandemic, those experiencing the death of a significant person, and those with self-reported employment and mental health problems were more likely to dream about COVID-19. Our findings add to psychological sleep and dream research regarding the function of dreams during collective stressful events. Considering the significant connection among mental health, sleep patterns, and dream content, research and clinical implications are discussed.pt_PT
dc.identifier.citationSimões, M., Farate, C., Espírito-Santo, H., & Vicente, H. T. (2022). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sleep and dreams: Study in a Portuguese sample. Dreaming. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/drm0000231pt_PT
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1037/drm0000231pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1573-3351
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorio.ismt.pt/jspui/handle/123456789/1463
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.publisherAPA - American Psychological Associationpt_PT
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dc.subjectPandemia - Pandemicpt_PT
dc.subjectCovid-19 - Covid-19pt_PT
dc.subjectSono - Sleeppt_PT
dc.subjectSonhos - Dreamspt_PT
dc.titleImpact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Sleep and Dreams: Study in a Portuguese Samplept_PT
dc.typearticlept_PT
degois.publication.firstPage1pt_PT
degois.publication.lastPage17pt_PT
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