Dream content and depressive symptoms during pregnancy and postpartum

Forest, Geneviève; Sabourin, Catherine; Pétrin, Rachel; Robidoux, Raphaëlle; Koninck, Joseph De

doi:10.1016/j.jadr.2023.100480

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“…All these studies examining the ability to express and experience positive emotions support the notion that fears of positive feelings show a consistent positive relationship with psychopathology. Moreover, fear of happiness is a predictor of the onset of depression‐related symptoms in healthy individuals (De Vuyst et al ., 2023).…”

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Exploring fear of happiness among university students: The role of perfectionism, academic burnout, loneliness, and hopelessness

Dobos,

Mellor,

Piko

2024

Scandinavian J Psychology

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Due to its impact on mental health and well‐being, fear of happiness is beginning to receive more attention in research. This study, conducted in Hungary, explored the relationship between fear of happiness, perfectionism, loneliness, hopelessness, and academic burnout. Participants aged between 18 and 35 years (N = 1,148, M = 22 years, SD = 4.5) completed an online questionnaire that included self‐report measures of these constructs. In the present study, males showed higher levels of fear of happiness and perfectionism than did females. Analyses also revealed that both adaptive and maladaptive perfectionism, academic burnout, loneliness, and hopelessness were positively related to fear of happiness. In multiple regression analysis, gender had a positive and age had a negative role in the levels of fear of happiness. Maladaptive perfectionism, academic burnout, loneliness, and hopelessness were positive predictors, while adaptive perfectionism almost reached statistical significance. These findings highlight the predictive role of previously unexplored variables in fear of happiness.

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Exploring fear of happiness among university students: The role of perfectionism, academic burnout, loneliness, and hopelessness

Dobos,

Mellor,

Piko

2024

Scandinavian J Psychology

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The association between dream activity and alexithymia during pregnancy: A cross‐sectional study in a sample of pregnant women

Spinoni,

Scarpelli,

Di Pasquale Benedetti

et al. 2024

Journal of Sleep Research

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SummaryThe gestational period is a sensitive time marked by significant changes that can affect women's sleep and dreaming processes, with an augmented frequency and recall of dreams suggesting that dreaming represents an adaptive mechanism of emotional regulation. This study investigates the relationship between pregnancy‐related variables, alexithymia, and depressive symptoms in influencing dream characteristics in women during the first trimester of pregnancy. A total of 118 pregnant women were recruited at the Obstetric Outpatient Service of an Italian University Hospital and completed the Mannheim Dream Questionnaire, the Toronto Alexithymia Scale‐20, and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Regression analysis, t‐test, and moderation analysis were conducted through Jamovi. Dream recall frequency was predicted by age, parity, and depressive symptoms. Nightmare frequency and lucid dream frequency were significantly predicted by depressive symptoms, while nightmare distress was predicted by an unplanned pregnancy. Alexithymia was linked to higher nightmare frequency and nightmare distress. Moderation analysis revealed that the presence of depressive symptoms predicted increased nightmare frequency only in women with higher levels of alexithymia. These findings highlight the role of emotional regulation in dreaming during pregnancy, particularly among women exhibiting alexithymic traits and depressive symptoms. Nightmare frequency may serve as an indicator of impaired emotional regulation, emphasising the need for targeted interventions to enhance emotional coping strategies in this population. Future research should examine the content of nightmares to further understand their implications for maternal mental health.

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Dream content and depressive symptoms during pregnancy and postpartum

Cited by 2 publications

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Exploring fear of happiness among university students: The role of perfectionism, academic burnout, loneliness, and hopelessness

Exploring fear of happiness among university students: The role of perfectionism, academic burnout, loneliness, and hopelessness

The association between dream activity and alexithymia during pregnancy: A cross‐sectional study in a sample of pregnant women

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