ArticleSocial psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2022
Nightmare frequency and psychopathological problems in a large sample of Chinese adolescents.
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- Prevalence and risk factors of sleep disturbances among adolescents with non-suicidal self-injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC psychology · 2026Pooled it
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- Trajectory of adolescents' nightmares in relation to depression and post-traumatic stress disorder in young adulthood: a 10-year cohort of Chinese Wenchuan earthquake survivors.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2024Article
- Longitudinal Study of Early Adversity and Disturbing Dream Frequency: Moderating Role of Early Negative Emotionality.Research on child and adolescent psychopathology · 2024Article
- Psychometric properties of the Youth Self-rated Insomnia Scale (YSIS) in adolescent psychiatric patients.Sleep and biological rhythms · 2024Article
- Nightmare Distress as a Risk Factor for Suicide Among Adolescents with Major Depressive Disorder.Nature and science of sleep · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeNightmares are common, especially in pediatric populations and psychiatric patients. Nightmares are associated with daytime distress and negative health outcomes. The data on the prevalence and psychopathological profiles of nightmares in Chinese adolescents are limited. This study examined age and gender differences in nightmare frequency and associated psychopathological problems in a large sample of Chinese adolescents.
methodsA total of 11,831 adolescent students (mean age = 14.9, 12-18 years) participated in the baseline survey of Shandong Adolescent Behavior and Health Cohort. Participants completed a self-administered questionnaire to report their nightmare frequency, trait anger, hopelessness, and multiple domains of behavioral/emotional problems. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to examine psychopathological problems in relation to nightmare frequency.
resultsOf the sample, 45.2% reported having nightmares at least once in the past month and 7.9% at least once/week. Girls reported more frequent nightmares than boys. Nightmare frequency significantly declined with age for both boys and girls. Mean scores on trait anger, hopelessness, attention, internalizing problems, and externalizing problems significantly increased with nightmare frequency. Frequent nightmares (at least once/week) were significantly associated with 2-4-fold increased likelihood of behavioral/emotional problems after adjusting for adolescent and family covariates.
conclusionNightmares are prevalent in Chinese adolescents. Frequent nightmares are associated with multiple domains of psychopathological problems. Assessment and intervention of frequent nightmares should be incorporated into routine clinical practice and mental health services in adolescents.
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