Open AccessHow our Dreams Changed During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects and Correlates of Dream Recall Frequency - a Multinational Study on 19,355 Adults
Author(s) -
Eirin Fränkl,
Serena Scarpelli,
Michael R. Nadorff,
Bjørn Bjorvatn,
Courtney J. Bolstad,
Ngan Yin Chan,
Frances Chung,
Yves Dauvilliers,
C A Espie,
Yuichi Inoue,
Damien Léger,
Tainá Macêdo,
Kentaro Matsui,
Ilona Merikanto,
Charles M. Morin,
Sérgio A. Mota-Rolim,
Markku Partinen,
Thomas Penzel,
Giuseppe Plazzi,
Mariusz Siemiński,
Yun Kwok Wing,
Luigi De Gennaro,
Brigitte Holzinger
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nature and science of sleep
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.715
H-Index - 34
ISSN - 1179-1608
DOI - 10.2147/nss.s324142
Subject(s) - medicine , pandemic , mental health , mcnemar's test , depression (economics) , covid-19 , logistic regression , psychiatry , demography , clinical psychology , disease , statistics , mathematics , sociology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , macroeconomics
Many have reported odd dreams during the pandemic. Given that dreams are associated with mental health, understanding these changes could provide crucial information about wellbeing during the pandemic. This study explored associations between COVID-19 and dream recall frequency (DRF), and related social, health, and mental health factors.