Research at CDP: A New Effort to Improve the Measurement of Disturbing Dreams
The Center for Deployment Psychology’s Research Team is excited to introduce a new effort to improve our assessment of disturbing dreams.
The Big Picture
The existing measures of negative dreams often utilize a specific term such as bad dreams, nightmares, or disturbing dreams to assess the severity or frequency of the dreams. Just as assessments use various terms for negative dreams, so do individuals. It is not surprising that individuals report different levels of negative dreams across the various measures. We suggest that there are two reasons that reports may vary. First, the term utilized in the measure may not align with the individual’s preferred term or definition for their negative dream. For example, some individuals consider bad dreams to be less severe than nightmares, so they may not report nightmares if they consider their dreams to not be severe. Additionally, bad dreams and nightmares are often stigmatized, and individuals may not be comfortable using these terms. We suggest a new approach may improve our ability to identify individuals experiencing disturbing dreams.
Participant Eligibility and Study Activity
We are seeking subject matter experts (clinicians and doctoral researchers) in dreams and/or nightmares to take part in a Lawshe study informing the development of a new measure. Participation includes reviewing the current version of the measure and providing feedback on the included items. We estimate this will take approximately xx minutes. You may be asked to provide feedback at a second time point.
Get Involved
To learn more or to take part in this exciting project, please email cat-research.cdp@usuhs.edu with a brief description of your professional experience with dreams and/or nightmares.
The Center for Deployment Psychology’s Research Team is excited to introduce a new effort to improve our assessment of disturbing dreams.
The Big Picture
The existing measures of negative dreams often utilize a specific term such as bad dreams, nightmares, or disturbing dreams to assess the severity or frequency of the dreams. Just as assessments use various terms for negative dreams, so do individuals. It is not surprising that individuals report different levels of negative dreams across the various measures. We suggest that there are two reasons that reports may vary. First, the term utilized in the measure may not align with the individual’s preferred term or definition for their negative dream. For example, some individuals consider bad dreams to be less severe than nightmares, so they may not report nightmares if they consider their dreams to not be severe. Additionally, bad dreams and nightmares are often stigmatized, and individuals may not be comfortable using these terms. We suggest a new approach may improve our ability to identify individuals experiencing disturbing dreams.
Participant Eligibility and Study Activity
We are seeking subject matter experts (clinicians and doctoral researchers) in dreams and/or nightmares to take part in a Lawshe study informing the development of a new measure. Participation includes reviewing the current version of the measure and providing feedback on the included items. We estimate this will take approximately xx minutes. You may be asked to provide feedback at a second time point.
Get Involved
To learn more or to take part in this exciting project, please email cat-research.cdp@usuhs.edu with a brief description of your professional experience with dreams and/or nightmares.