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ArticleNoro psikiyatri arsivi2017

A Survey Focusing on Lucid Dreaming, Metacognition, and Dream Anxiety in Medical Students.

Çağdaş Yokuşoğlu, Mücahit Atasoy, Nurgül Tekeli, Ahmet Ural, Çağla Ulus, Yunus Taylan, Gülser Aydin, Gözde Gültekin, Murat Emül

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Çağdaş YokuşoğluDepartment of Psychiatry, İstanbul University İstanbul School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.
Mücahit AtasoyDepartment of Psychiatry, İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.
Nurgül TekeliDepartment of Psychiatry, İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.
Ahmet UralDepartment of Psychiatry, İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.
Çağla UlusDepartment of Psychiatry, İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.
Yunus TaylanDepartment of Psychiatry, İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.
Gülser AydinDepartment of Psychiatry, İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.
Gözde GültekinDepartment of Psychiatry, İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.
Murat EmülDepartment of Psychiatry, İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.
Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa · TRIstanbul University · TR

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introductionThe aim of this study was to examine the level of lucidity and its relation with metacognitive beliefs and dream anxiety in medical students.

methodsNine hundred sixteen medical students were enrolled in the study. The participants were assessed with the Lucidity and Consciousness in Dreams Scale (LuCiD), the Metacognition Questionnaire-30 (MCQ-30), and the Van Dream Anxiety Scale (VDAS).

resultsThere was no significant difference in mean total lucidity score between females and males, but there were some significant sex differences in subscales of lucidity, and control was significantly higher in male students, while realism, thought, and dissociation were significantly higher in female students. In addition, females had more dream anxiety levels, higher total MCQ-30 scores, and higher cognitive confidence and uncontrollability scores according to Metacognition Questionnaire-30 than males. We also found that the mean lucidity level was positively correlated with the mean total metacognition score and the mean total dream anxiety level. DISCUSSION: Our results suggest that female medical students tend to have more realistic dreams (p=0.018), have more logical thoughts during dreaming (p=0.011), and have a more dissociative experience during dreaming (p=0.028), while male medical students have more controlled dream events (p=0.002). There seem to be differences according to lucidity features between sexes, and the relationship between subdomains of lucidity and metacognition might lead to new therapeutic approaches to several psychiatric disorders such as anxiety disorders.

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dream anxietyLucid dreammetacognition

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PMID29033639
PMCPMC5630105
OpenAlexW2761649334

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