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Original paper

Personality traits and maladaptive daydreaming: Fantasy functions and themes in a multi-country sample

Volume: 184, Pages: 111194 - 111194
Published: Aug 17, 2021
Abstract
In this study, we analyzed the responses of 539 adults who met an evidence-based criterion of probable maladaptive daydreaming (MD) and met the description of at least one of the following personality facets: grandiosity, separation insecurity, and anhedonia. Respondents reporting grandiosity tended to use their fantasies as a means for wish-fulfillment for power and dominance, while respondents characterized by separation insecurity fantasized...
Paper Details
Title
Personality traits and maladaptive daydreaming: Fantasy functions and themes in a multi-country sample
Published Date
Aug 17, 2021
Volume
184
Pages
111194 - 111194
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