Dream Content, Dream Recurrence and Well-Being: A Replication with a Younger Sample
Imagination, Cognition and Personality June 1, 1998 Antonio Zadra, Shannon A. O'Brien, D. C. Donderi
Recurrent dreamers aged 18 to 21 scored lower on psychological well-being and reported more negative dream content compared to past-recurrent and nonrecurrent dreamers. A single psychometric dimension, psychological well-being, distinguished recurrent dreamers from the other groups across all well-being and dream content measures. Dream archetypality was negatively correlated with neuroticism, matching two prior studies. The findings suggest that recurrent dreams occur during stressful periods, involve negative content, and are linked to reduced psychological well-being.