Peace of mind and anxiety in the waking state are related to the affective content of dreams.

ABSTRACT: Waking mental well-being is assumed to be tightly linked to sleep and the affective content of dreams. However, empirical research is scant and has mostly focused on ill-being by studying the dreams of people with psychopathology. We explored the relationship between waking well-being and dream affect by measuring not only symptoms of ill-being but also different types and components of well-being. Importantly, this is the first time peace of mind was investigated as a distinct aspect of well-being in a Western sample and in relation to dream content. Healthy participants completed a well-being questionnaire, followed by a three-week daily dream diary and ratings of dream affect. Multilevel analyses showed that peace of mind was related to positive dream affect, whereas symptoms of anxiety

SUBMITTER: Sikka P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6109051 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature