اضطراب القلق العام و الأعراض الاكتئابية و علاقتهما بخبرة الكوابيس لدى طلاب الجامعة : دراسة سيكومترية ارتباطية

Abstract EN

The study aims at validating the psychometric properties of generalized anxiety scale, depression scale and nightmares experience inventory, in addition to identifying the correlation between generalized anxiety disorder and the nine depressive symptoms to nightmare experience and the ability of generalized anxiety disorder and depressive symptoms to predict nightmare experience.

Sample of the study consists of 434 university students (65 males, 369 females) their age ranges from 18-24 years (M= 19.75, SD= 1.34).

Results indicate high psychometric properties of scales of generalized anxiety, depressive symptoms and nightmare experience through using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, internal consistency, Cronbach’s Alpha, half-split.

Results also show that generalized anxiety and depressive symptoms correlated to nightmare experience and its sub-dimensions (physical influence, negative emotions, meaning interpretation, and horrible stimulation).

Finally, results show that generalized anxiety and depressive symptoms Predicted nightmare experience and its sub-dimensions (physical influence, negative emotions, meaning interpretation, and horrible stimulation).