The occurrence and predictive factors of sleep paralysis in university students

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RIV/00216208:11120/16:43912362
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.dovepress.com/the-occurrence-and-predictive-factors-of-sleep-paralysis-in-university-peer-reviewed-article-NDT" target="_blank" >https://www.dovepress.com/the-occurrence-and-predictive-factors-of-sleep-paralysis-in-university-peer-reviewed-article-NDT</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S115629" target="_blank" >10.2147/NDT.S115629</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The occurrence and predictive factors of sleep paralysis in university students
Original language description
The aim of the present study was to assess the occurrence and predictive factors of sleep paralysis (SP) in Czech university students. Our sample included 606 students who had experienced at least one episode of SP. The participants completed an online battery of questionnaires involving questionnaires focused on describing their sleep habits and SP episodes, the 18-item Boundary Questionnaire (BQ-18), the Modified Tellegen Absorption Scale (MODTAS), the Dissociative Experience Scale Taxon, the Beck Depression Inventory II and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. The strongest predictive factor for the frequency of SP episodes was nightmares. The strongest predictive factor for the intensity of fear was dream occurrences. In our study sample, SP was more common in women than in men. Those who scored higher in BQ-18 experienced more often pleasant episodes of SP and those who scored higher in MODTAS were more likely to experience SP accompanied with hallucinations. While 62% of respondents answered that their SP was accompanied by intense fear, 16% reported that they experienced pleasant feelings during SP episodes. We suggest that not only the known rapid eye movement sleep dysregulation but also some personality variables may contribute to the characteristics of SP.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
FH - Neurology, neuro-surgery, nuero-sciences
OECD FORD branch
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Project
Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year
2016
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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