title: Lucid dreaming and resilience in the face of exposure to terrorism.
abstract: The relationship between resilience and lucid dreams, which involves awareness of the experience of dreaming, was examined in 79 Israeli young adults. Psychological distress and lucid dreams 3 years prior to exposure to terrorism, and exposure levels and psychological distress 1 week following exposure, were assessed. Both indirect exposure through media and perceived stress predicted an increase in distress during the 3-year interval under low, but not high, levels of lucid dreams. Possible mechanisms are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel. soffern@bgu.ac.il
authors.forename: Nirit
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Soffer-Dudek
authors.forename: Reut
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wertheim
authors.forename: Golan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Shahar
mesh_terms: D004325:Dreams; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D012044:Regression Analysis; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D023481:Terrorism / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult