{
  "id": 13770334,
  "title": "People who worry more tend to have more negative dreams, study finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/people-who-worry-more-tend-to-have-more-negative-dreams-study-finds",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-11T18:00:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PsyPost",
    "slug": "psypost",
    "url": "https://www.psypost.org/people-who-worry-more-tend-to-have-more-negative-dreams-study-finds/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A recent study reveals that individuals who frequently worry tend to experience more negative dreams. Conducted by Vittorio Lenzo and his team at the University of Catania, the research analyzed 389 Italian adults, with an average age of around 24 years old, and found a strong link between worry, anxiety, and depression. Participants completed questionnaires measuring the frequency of dream recall, dream intensity, emotional tone, impact on daytime mood, and discussion with others about dreams. Using network analysis, the researchers discovered that worry was most closely associated with stress, while dream recall and intensity had moderate associations with dream emotional tone and daytime mood impact. The findings support the continuity hypothesis, suggesting that worry may carry over into sleep, leading to more negative dream experiences that, in turn, exacerbate daytime anxiety. However, further research is needed to determine whether dreams directly influence distress, or if the relationship is bidirectional.",
  "summary": "People who reported more worry and depressive symptoms also tended to report more negative dreams, according to a network analysis of 389 Italian adults that placed stress at the center of daytime distress.",
  "key_points": [
    "Worrying individuals experience more negative dreams.",
    "Study by University of Catania analyzed 389 Italian adults.",
    "Worry linked to stress, dream recall/intensity to emotional tone/mood impact."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}