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    The association of recurrent dreams with psychological symptomatology and dissociation: mentalization as a potential moderator
    (İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi, 2022) Aksu, Nurkut; Sideris, Alev Çavdar
    ABSTRACT: Recurrent Dreams are experienced widely by various individuals across different populations; however, it has not received its deserving place in literature. Previous literature on recurrent dreams suggests an association with lower levels of psychological well-being, higher levels of psychological distress, and the presence of a previous psychological conflict. The current study aims to investigate the underlying dynamics of Recurrent Dreaming, therefore the association between Recurrent Dreaming, Psychological Symptomatology, Dissociation, and the possible moderating role of Mentalization is investigated. Moreover, the relationship between Recurrent Dreams and Typical Dream Motifs are examined. The Turkish versions of the scales; Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI), Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES), Mentalization Scale (MentS), Dream Motif Scale-Short Form (DMS-SF20) were administered; additionally, the recurrent dream and general dream experiences were measured through newly constructed variables. The contents of the most influential recurrent dreams reported are coded using Hall/ Van de Castle System of Content Analysis. Overall, 630 participants completed the dream related questions and 513 participants provided full valid responses to the whole survey. The current study provided comprehensive findings regarding the background characteristics of the individuals experiencing recurrent dreams in the Turkish population. The majority of the participants (71.4%) reported seeing Recurrent Dreams and the reported tone of the most influential recurrent dreams were predominantly Negative. The participants who were women, younger, single, and/or with a history of mental help were more likely to experience recurrent dreams, had a higher frequency of experiencing recurrent dreams and the level of experiencing apprehensive emotions in their most influential recurrent dream was higher. The current study provided further, comprehensive findings regarding the background characteristics of the individuals experiencing recurrent dreams in the Turkish population which are presented and discussed in detail. Specific relationships between experiencing recurrent dreaming, the study variables and content analysis are also reported. The main analysis of the current study, Ordinal Regression Model Analysis revealed that Dissociation, Mentalization and the interaction between Psychological Symptomatology and Mentalization significantly predicted the frequency of Recurrent Dreaming. These findings are discussed, in light of the existing literature with a psychoanalytic perspective; limitations of the current study and future directions are provided