The association between dream activity and alexithymia during pregnancy: A cross‐sectional study in a sample of pregnant women
Marta Spinoni,
Serena Scarpelli,
Ilaria Di Pasquale Benedetti
et al.
Abstract: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… Show more
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