Esther McSween-Cadieux

The content of recurrent dreams in young adolescents.

Consciousness and Cognition December 1, 2015 Aline Gauchat, Jean R Séguin, Esther McSween-Cadieux et al.

Studies on children's recurrent dreams have been largely anecdotal and based on adults' recollections of dreams experienced during childhood. We collected 102 reports of recurrent dreams from a sample of young adolescents aged between 11 and 15years and scored the narratives using a range of content measures, including in relation to the threat simulation theory (TST) of dreaming. The most...