Dreaming, Lucid Dreaming and Personality
Evelyn Doll, Georg Gittler, Brigitte Holzinger
heiDOK (Heidelberg University) 2009 DOI: 10.11588/ijodr.2009.2.142 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Observational cohort Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 89 |
| Population | Subjects categorized as frequent, rare, or non-lucid dreamers |
| Topics | Lucid dreaming Dreaming |
| Keywords | Personality Autonomy Mental health Psychoanalysis Developmental psychology Psychotherapist |
| Citations | 27 |
| Key findings | Frequent lucid dreamers scored higher on mental health, freedom from complaints, expansivity, autonomy, and self-esteem than rare or non-lucid dreamers, with no differences in behavioral control, decision behavior, or spatial abilities. |
Abstract
The term "lucid dream" describes a dream during which the dreamer is aware of being in a dream while the dream is ongoing. Our investigation focused on the frequency of the lucid dream experience and its relationship to mental health, behavioural control (TPF; Becker, 1989), decision behaviour (EQS; Wolfram, 1982), and spatial abilities (3DW; Gittler, 1990). Data analysis of 89 subjects suggested that frequent lucid dreamers (n=27) differ from rare (n=33) and non-lucid dreamers (n=29) by higher scores in the scales of mental health, freedom from complaints, expansivity, autonomy and self-esteem. With regard to behavioural control, decision behaviour and spatial abilities, there were no significant differences between the three lucidity groups.