The relationship between typical dreams and mental health of residents in village-in-city

• Published in: Sleep medicine. X 2023-12, Vol.6, p.100081-100081, Article 100081
• Main Authors: Li, Yuhang, Zhang, Wenwen, Han, Le, Li, Mei, Jing, Huihui, Lu, Hongbin, Liu, Ning, Han, Xueyang, Su, Mingzhu, Yang, Tao, Yin, Fang, Xie, Bin, Zou, Xue
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Mental health; SCL-90; Typical dream; Village-in-city
• ISSN: 2590-1427; 2590-1427
• DOI: 10.1016/j.sleepx.2023.100081

This study aimed to explore the relationship between typical dreams and the mental health of residents in village-in-city. This study used the Chinese version of the Typical Dreams Questionnaire and Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90) to investigate the mental health status and typical dream themes of 1,190 residents recruited through random sampling from a village-in-city in Xi'an. Correlation analysis, t-test, and binary regression analysis were performed on the data using SPSS 24.0. The five most frequent dream themes among residents in the village-in-city were "falling"; "school, teacher, study"; "being chased but not physically injured"; "enjoying delicious food"; and "repeatedly trying to do something," in the given order. The most frequent dream theme with negative SCL-90 factors was "falling" and with positive SCL-90 factors was "school, teacher, study." Typical dreams on different themes were significantly correlated with SCL-90 factors. The theme of "enjoying delicious food" was not significantly associated with most factors in SCL-90.