Table 3.

Nightmare Frequency by Sex

Variable	Females	Males	F value	p value
Child Retrospective Nightmares (SSR)
“Do you have nightmares?”			2.670	0.106
Usually	11.4% (5)	9.5% (4)
Sometimes	45.5% (20)	33.3% (14)
Rarely	38.6% (17)	57.1% (24)
Parent Retrospective Nightmares (CBCL)
“[My Child has] nightmares”			2.739	0.102
Very True	-	7.1% (3)
Somewhat true	29.5% (13)	33.3% (14)
Not True	68.2% (30)	57.1% (24)
Child Prospective Nightmares (across 7 nights)	M=0.38, SD=0.67	M=0.08, SD = 0.27	4.714	0.033
2 Nightmares	9.1% (4)	-
1 Nightmare	18.2% (8)	9.5% (4)
0 Nightmares	70.5% (31)	90.5% (38)