Sleepwalking in young adults : personality and biographical correlates /
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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1989.
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| Online Access: | ProQuest, Abstract Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to investigate several controversial findings and unexamined opinions in the literature on adult sleepwalking. This investigation included both a quasi-experimental component that compared sleepwalkers with control samples and a phenomenological component that directly asked sleepwalkers about their behaviors and attitudes. Subjects were 97 self-identified sleepwalkers aged 17 to 26 who had taken at least one course in college. They completed a two-part questionnaire specifically designed for this study. Forty-nine of these subjects also were administered the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). Two separate control groups were used for the questionnaire and MMPI portions of the study. Results suggested that young adult sleepwalkers did not differ significantly from their peers regarding psychopathology or personality dysfunction. As a group, sleepwalkers reported a greater history of openly expressed conflict in their childhood family environment than did nonsleepwalkers. No difference between groups was noted on measures of management-of-aggression nor on self-assertion. Several selected behaviors and attitudes related to sleepwalking were examined within the sleepwalking group. Male sleepwalkers reported a higher frequency of episodes, a greater history of injuring others during episodes, and more concern expressed by other people that they might hurt others during episodes. Frequent sleepwalkers, regardless of gender, had a less benign view toward the behavior, more serious concern, a tendency to report that other people are more concerned over the habit, more apt to report a history of self-injury, and more willing to seek treatment. As a combined group, the sleepwalkers tended to sleepwalk in more than one location. They tended to not use such environmental devices as locks or bells to control episodes. Overnight visiting was not limited due to their behavior... |
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| Item Description: | Typescript (photocopy). Vita. "Major subject: Counseling Psychology." |
| Physical Description: | x, 152 leaves ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |