ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2020
Heightened Levels of Maladaptive Daydreaming Are Associated With COVID-19 Lockdown, Pre-existing Psychiatric Diagnoses, and Intensified Psychological Dysfunctions: A Multi-country Study.
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- Maladaptive Daydreaming and Psychopathology: A Meta-Analysis.International journal of psychology : Journal international de psychologie · 2025Pooled it
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- Childhood traumatization and dissociative experiences among maladaptive and normal daydreamers in a Hungarian sample.Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) · 2023Article
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- Perceived Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic Mediates the Association Between Self-quarantine Factors and Psychological Characteristics and Elevated Maladaptive Daydreaming.International journal of mental health and addiction · 2021Article
- Reality shifting: psychological features of an emergent online daydreaming culture.Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) · 2021Article
- Wish-making during the COVID-19 pandemic enhances positive appraisals and job satisfaction.Journal of vocational behavior · 2021Article
- The Influence of Post-Traumatic Growth on College Students' Creativity During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Mediating Role of General Self-Efficacy and the Moderating Role of Deliberate Rumination.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Maladaptive Daydreaming in an Adult Italian Population During the COVID-19 Lockdown.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Different cultures, similar daydream addiction? An examination of the cross-cultural measurement equivalence of the Maladaptive Daydreaming Scale.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2020Article
- Impacts of social restrictions on mental health and health behaviours of individuals with multimorbidity during Covid-19 pandemic.Journal of multimorbidity and comorbidityArticle
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has been spreading globally since December 2019, bringing with it anxieties, mortal risk, and agonizing psychological suffering. This study aimed to explore the relationship between maladaptive daydreaming (MD)-an addictive mental behavior to vivid fantasy associated with distress and functional impairment-and forced COVID-19 pandemic-related self-isolation and quarantine. Previous literature indicated that individuals employ MD for the regulation of distress and boredom, wish fulfillment, and entertainment experiences. The literature on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health identifies a flareup in psychological difficulties in the general population. In this study we explored the associations between the pandemic threat and mental health indices among individuals with MD. We surveyed 1,565 adults from over 70 countries who responded to calls for participants posted in online MD communities and other general social media sites. Probable MD was determined based on an empirically derived cut-off score on a pertinent measure. After controlling for sociodemographic variables, a series of MANCOVAs, followed by
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