How our Dreams Changed During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects and Correlates of Dream Recall Frequency - a Multinational Study on 19,355 Adults

Journal article

DRF was higher than pre-pandemic levels across four continents. DRF was associated with gender and parasomnias like nightmares and RBD symptoms, sleep maintenance problems, PTSD symptoms and negatively associated with depression and anxiety. The results implicate that COVID-19 is reflected in our dreams as an expression of the emotional intensity of the pandemic.

Authors: Fränkl, E; Scarpelli, S; Nadorff, MR; Bjorvatn, B; Bolstad, CJ

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
• Journal: Nature and Science of Sleep
• Volume: Volume 13
• Pages: 1573-1591
• Publication date: 2021-09-01
• DOI: 10.2147/nss.s324142
• EISSN: 1179-1608
• ISSN: 1179-1608
• Language: English
• Keywords: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak; Pandemic; Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); Law; Multinational corporation; Infectious disease (medical specialty); Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2); Cognitive psychology; Virology; Disease; Outbreak; Neuroscience; Internal medicine; Recall; Dream; Medicine