Media Use and Dreaming
The Relationship Among Television Viewing, Computer Game Play, and Nightmares or Pleasant Dreams
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3900448 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jan Van Den Bulck (0000-0003-0885-0854) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 43-49 |
| Publication date | 2004-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Dreaming (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1053-0797 • E-ISSN: 1573-3351 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/1053-0797.14.1.43 |
| OpenAlex | W2012907234 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 5 |
Children (N = 2,546) in a random sample of 15 secondary schools in Flanders, Belgium, completed a questionnaire about volume of television viewing, computer game playing, and nightmares and pleasant dreams related to these activities. TV content showed up frequently in nightmares for 33% of the children, and computer games were associated with nightmares in about 10% of boys and 5% of girls. About 60% of 13-year-olds and 50% of 16-year-olds reported having pleasant dreams related to TV. Computer games also appeared in pleasant dreams for a majority of 13-year-olds and a minority of 16-year-olds. Media influence on dream content was not limited to excessive media users. Concerns about the implications for the impact of media on dreams and general psychological well-being are discussed. Copyright 2004 by the Educational Publishing Foundation
Cognitive psychology · Psychoanalysis · Child Development and Digital Technology · Media Influence and Health · Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 14 |
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| Citations per year | 0,78 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2025 (18) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |