The Effects of Lucid Dreaming and Nightmares on Sleep Quality and Mental Health Outcomes.
Behavioral sleep medicine January 1, 2025 Michelle Carr, Westley Youngren, Martin Seehuus et al. 6 citations
In a representative sample of 1,332 people, lucid dreaming was linked to poor sleep quality, stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms. However, when nightmares were accounted for, nightmares alone explained the associations with poor sleep, anxiety, and stress. Both nightmares and the combination of nightmares with lucid dreaming were associated with increased depressive symptoms.