Could sleep paralysis be pleasant?

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00216208:11120/21:43920473

Result on the web

<a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jsr.13154" target="_blank" >https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jsr.13154</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jsr.13154" target="_blank" >10.1111/jsr.13154</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Could sleep paralysis be pleasant?

Original language description

Sleep paralysis is an inability to move at sleep onset or upon awakening. It is often a distressing experience that can be associated with significant clinical consequences. Few studies have focused on pleasant sleep paralysis episodes. The present study aimed to determine the relative prevalence of pleasant episodes of sleep paralysis as well as the variables may make them more likely to occur. Participants (N = 172) with recurrent episodes of sleep paralysis completed a battery of questionnaires investigating sleep paralysis episodes, trauma symptoms, life satisfaction, and big five personality traits. Pleasant sleep paralysis was found to be a fairly common experience in the sample (i.e., 23%). Episodes were emotionally complex, with pleasant episodes often involving some admixture of fear. In terms of hallucinations, pleasant episodes were more likely to involve vestibular-motor sensations (i.e., illusory body movements) and some individuals reported an ability to induce these hallucinations. The personality characteristic predisposed to the occurrence of pleasant sleep paralysis is openness to new experiences. Contrary to expectation, neither lower trauma symptomatology nor higher levels of reported life satisfaction predicted pleasant sleep paralysis. However, the ability to lucid dream and higher levels of trait openness to new experiences appeared to make pleasant episodes more likely. Clinical implications for these findings are discussed.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50102 - Psychology, special (including therapy for learning, speech, hearing, visual and other physical and mental disabilities);

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

2021

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Journal of Sleep Research

ISSN

0962-1105

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

30

Issue of the periodical within the volume

3

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

7

Pages from-to

"e13154"

UT code for WoS article

000564088200001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85089964268