Marjaneh Meschi, Samane Shirahmadi, Mahrokh Amiri, Nikki Ebrahimi-Siaghi
Debating: effective and satisfactory learning method in dentistry
BMC medical education
based continuity hypothesis dreaming studied effects lockdown measures italian adolescents adults dreams first wave coronavirus disease 2019 covid19 pandemic sample 475 subjects 739 women 484 adolescents ages 1270 years m2510 sd122 recruited via internet april 17 2020 may 18 2020 participants asked provide sociodemographic data well report recent dream results indicated adults dreams longest well characterized higher emotional intensity predominantly negative emotions higher presence sensory impressions furthermore results indicated participants especially adolescents directly affected covid19 pandemic reported strongest effects dreams results also indicated women recall dreams often men addition reporting higher emotional intensity predominantly negative emotions higher presence sensory impressions finally results thematic analysis elementary contexts showed adults dreams seem centered pleasant memories linked experiences forbidden ie traveling meeting friends well nightmares adolescents dreams focused relationships others finally adults adolescents reported dreams related experience home confinement described terms negative emotions experienced sum findings study indicate covid19 lockdown measures understood contextual traumatic event significantly affect peoples oneiric lives regardless age