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dc.contributor.authorSchultz, Jon-Håkon
dc.contributor.authorForsberg, June Thorvaldsen
dc.contributor.authorHarb, Gerlinde
dc.contributor.authorAlisic, Eva
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-05T11:26:06Z
dc.date.available2021-07-05T11:26:06Z
dc.date.issued2021-03-19
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Recurrent nightmares, frequently associated with traumatic experiences, may impair quality of life and daily functioning. However, there have been few studies of posttraumatic nightmares occurring among children and youth, in particular for trauma-exposed populations in conflict zones.<p> <p>Methods: Using two quantitative data sets, this study investigates the prevalence and characteristics of recurrent nightmares among conflict-exposed young people in the Gaza Strip (N = 300) and examines the characteristics of posttraumatic nightmares and their association with academic functioning among treatment-seeking students in Gaza (N = 1093).<p> <p>Results: Among 300 students (10– 12 years old) who lived in the ongoing conflict area in Gaza, nightmares were often mentioned, with 56% reporting recurrent nightmares with an average weekly frequency of 4.20 nights in the past week (SD = 1.94) and a mean duration of 2.48 years (SD = 2.01). Similarly, the large sample of 1093 students (6– 17 years of age) who sought help for nightmares and sleep disturbance reported recurrent traumatic nightmares on average 4.57 nights per week, with an average duration of 2.82 years. Their self-reported academic functioning was negatively affected by whether they experienced nightmares but was not associated with nightmare frequency or intensity.<p> <p>Discussion: Given the high prevalence of nightmares and the relation between nightmares and academic functioning, students in conflict-affected areas appear to be a particularly vulnerable group. This study proposes screening and treating conflict-affected students for recurrent posttraumatic nightmares.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSchultz J, Forsberg JT, Harb G, Alisic E. Prevalence and Characteristics of Post-traumatic Nightmares in War- and Conflict-Affected Students.. Nature and Science of Sleep. 2021
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1901630
dc.identifier.doi10.2147/NSS.S282967
dc.identifier.issn1179-1608
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/21738
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherDove Pressen_US
dc.relation.journalNature and Science of Sleep
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2021 The Author(s)en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Social science: 200::Education: 280en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Pedagogiske fag: 280en_US
dc.titlePrevalence and Characteristics of Post-traumatic Nightmares in War- and Conflict-Affected Students.en_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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