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The impact of attachment styles and traumatic experiences on maladaptive daydreaming among Iranian population: the mediating role of shame and emotion dysregulation.

Pourmoazzen, M., Doosalivand, H. & Kianimoghadam, A.S.

University :BMC Psychology, 13, 1085
Completed Date :2025
Project URL :https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-03453-x

A Dynamic Approach to Compulsive Fantasy: Constraints and Creativity in “Maladaptive Daydreaming”

Burrell, J.I., Lawson, E., & Hadjiilieva, K.C.

University :Behavioral Sciences, 15 (10), 1333
Completed Date :2025
Project URL :https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/15/10/1333

Impact of daydreaming, escapism and partner fantasies on mental well-beig among youth.

Ali, F. & Shafiq, S.

University :Annual Methodological Archive Research Review, 3(6), 471-491
Completed Date :2025
Project URL :https://www.google.com/url?q=https://amresearchjournal.com/index.php/Journal/article/download/616/683&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1778263359767026&usg=AOvVaw1IohcGvAwtLU1_W9nsYjeg
Categories :Peer Reviewed Publications

Impact of daydreaming, escapism and partner fantasies on mental well-beig among youth.

Ali, F. & Shafiq, S.

University :Annual Methodological Archive Research Review, 3(6), 471-491
Completed Date :2025
Project URL :https://amresearchjournal.com/index.php/Journal/article/view/616
Categories :Peer Reviewed Publications

Case Report on Maladaptive Daydreaming: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis and Therapeutic Process.

Ranga, G., & Sharma, P.

University :Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 0(0)
Completed Date :2025
Project URL :https://doi.org/10.1177/09731342251379190
Categories :Peer Reviewed Publications, Therapy Case Study

Relationship Between Psychological Distress, Narcissism, And Maladaptive Daydreaming Among Adolescents.

Abbas, A., Manoj, R. & Oli, D. S.

University :International Journal of Indian Psychology, 13(2), 995-1004
Completed Date :2025
Project URL :https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Manoj-Raghavan-2/publication/396681715_Relationship_Between_Psychological_Distress_Narcissism_And_Maladaptive_Daydreaming_Among_Adolescents/links/68f51b567d9a4d4e870ae5ec/Relationship-Between-Psychological-Distress-Narcissism-And-Maladaptive-Daydreaming-Among-Adolescents.pdf
Categories :Peer Reviewed Publications

Impact of maladaptive daydreaming on students’ mental health in the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.

Agupusi, C.M., Onwuama, O.P., Omaliko, J.C., Amadi, G.E., Nkemnele, C.C., Odoh, O.M., & Odoh, C.C.

University :International Journal of Studies in Education
Completed Date :2025
Project URL :https://ijose.unn.edu.ng/wp-content/uploads/sites/224/2025/10/IJOSE-2025-055-AGUPUSI-1.pdf
Categories :Peer Reviewed Publications

Experiential Avoidance, Perfectionism, and Self-Compassion in Maladaptive Versus Adaptive Daydreaming: A Comparative Study in Iran.

Pourmoazzen, M., Doosalivand, H., Bastemi, M., & Kianimoghadam, A.S.

University :Iranian Journal of Psychiatry, 1-10
Completed Date :2025
Project URL :https://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/download/4293/1311
Categories :Peer Reviewed Publications

Mapping the Digital Visibility of Maladaptive Daydreaming: A Quantitative Analysis of YouTube Videos (2020–2025)

Dersuneli, Y., & Turgut, D. (2025).

University :Acta Medica Young Doctors, 1(3), 3-13, ISSN: 3108-4532, 2025.
Completed Date :2025
Project URL :https://zenodo.org/records/17591547

The role of Maladaptive Daydreaming on celebrity Worship Syndrome

Krisnanda, A.S. & Hasant, N.U.I.

University :Journal of Psychological Research, 10(2).
Completed Date :2025
Project URL :https://etd.repository.ugm.ac.id/home%20/detail_pencarian_downloadfiles/1302884

The relationship between Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response and Maladaptive Daydreaming among Adolescents.

Naz, I. & Fayyaz, A.

University :Contemporary Journal of Social Science Review, 3(4), 73-79.
Completed Date :2025
Project URL :https://contemporaryjournal.com/index.php/14/article/view/1599
Categories :Peer Reviewed Publications

Introducing the addictive daydreaming scale: development and Polish validation of the ADS-20 and ADS-5.

Pietkiewicz, I.J., Hełka, A.M., and Tomalski, R.

University :Frontiers in Psychiatry 16, 1702416.
Completed Date :2025
Project URL :https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1702416
Categories :Peer Reviewed Publications
Tags :validation

Comorbidities of maladaptive daydreaming (MD): A systematic review.

Aslam, M. S., Khaliq, F. A., Seher, U., Nashee, Q., Tasleem, A., & Mehmood, H.

University :Applied Psychology Review, 4(2), 45–66.
Completed Date :2025
Project URL :https://journals.umt.edu.pk/index.php/apr/article/view/7467/3523
Categories :Peer Reviewed Publications, Reviews, Reviews
Tags :review

Maladaptive Daydreaming and Big Five Personality Traits Among Emerging Adults.

Reji, M., Vadakan, A.M., Mathew, E.S. & Asokkumar, A.

University :International Journal of Indian Psychȯlogy, 13(4).
Completed Date :2025
Project URL :https://www.ijip.co.in/index.php/ijip/article/view/10282
Categories :Peer Reviewed Publications

To Study Parental Overprotection, Maladaptive Daydreaming, and Psychological Well-being among Young Adults.

Kaur, K. (2025).

University :International Journal of Indian Psychȯlogy, 13(4).
Completed Date :2025
Project URL :https://ijip.co.in/index.php/ijip/article/view/10345
Categories :Peer Reviewed Publications

When daydreams get out of control: An overlooked clinical presentation

Ozmeral Erarkadas, K., Erarkadas, M., & Efendi, G. Y. (2025).

University :Dusunen Adam Journal of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences, 38(4), 282-285.
Completed Date :2025
Project URL :https://dusunenadamdergisi.org/article/1718
Categories :Non- peer reviewed