Emotions before, during, and after dreaming sleep.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to provide a preliminary overview of the emotions before, during, and after dreaming sleep in Chinese people. One hundred Chinese participants were included in the study. Cheerful emotions, including interest, exhilaration, and enjoyment, were pervasive in the collected dreams, although anxiety was also a common type of emotion. Positive correlations were found between the intensities of dream, presleep, and postsleep emotions. Significant reductions in intensity were noted in the analyses of emotions preceding dreaming sleep versus emotions following dreaming sleep.

Sleep well feel well: An investigation into the protective value of sleep quality on subjective well‐being

“…Given that SWB largely reflects positive mood, this finding is in keeping with other research showing that people who reported more frequent nightmares also reported negative effects on daytime mood such as anxiety, depression, and stress (Blagrove et al, 2004;Cummins et al, 2012;Schredl, 2009;Yu, 2007). As expected, those who reported having nightmares had reduced SWB compared with participants who reported experiencing no bad dreams or nightmares.…”

“…As expected, those who reported having nightmares had reduced SWB compared with participants who reported experiencing no bad dreams or nightmares. Given that SWB largely reflects positive mood, this finding is in keeping with other research showing that people who reported more frequent nightmares also reported negative effects on daytime mood such as anxiety, depression, and stress (Blagrove et al, 2004;Cummins et al, 2012;Schredl, 2009;Yu, 2007).…”

“…Though much international research has been reported (Antunes-Alves & De Koninck, 2012;Blagrove, Farmer, & Williams, 2004;Miró & Martínez, 2005;Pesant & Zadra, 2006;Schredl, 2009;Stewart & Koulack, 1993;Yu, 2007), there is no contemporary Australian research available which combines sleep, dreams, stress, and SWB into a single exploratory study. The present study aims to further the understanding of the relationship between sleep, stress, and SWB in an Australian sample using psychometrically robust measures that reflect contemporary understanding of these constructs, and within a sound theoretical framework.…”

Their Hands Have Lost Their Bones: Exploring Cultural Scripts in Two West African Affect Lexica

“…Ameka (2002) asserts that these bodily referents in everyday emotion terms are good evidence of cultural scripts linking the body with emotions, including which particular parts of the body are scripted with which particular emotions. Yu (2007) describes how Chinese language conceptualizes the heart as the seat of emotions. This is perhaps not surprising, knowing that the Chinese ideograph for "love" includes the ideograph for "heart" (Tung 1994).…”

Obsessions at Night: Dream Experiences, Emotional Attributes, and Personality Traits as Indicators of Sleep Problems

“…As with sleep problems, dreaming is sensitive to affect valence and emotional concerns experienced during wakefulness (Gilchrist, Davidson, & Shakespeare-Finch, 2007;Malinowski, Fylan, & Horton, 2014;Schredl & Reinhard, 2009;Yu, 2007aYu, , 2015. According to Yu (2013bYu ( , 2013c, dream experiences are facilitated by both pleasant and unpleasant emotions -such as anxiety and anger -and suppressed by superego functions, including conscientiousness, agreeableness, and repressive defensiveness.…”