Interrelationships of Parapsychological Experiences, Dream Recall, and Lucid Dreams in a Survey with Predominantly Spanish Participants
Carlos S. Alvarado, Nancy L. Zingrone
Imagination, Cognition and Personality September 1, 2007 DOI: 10.2190/ic.27.1.f (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Questionnaire study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 492 |
| Population | Predominantly Spanish sample recruited through a New Age magazine |
| Topics | Dreaming Lucid dreaming |
| Key points | Parapsychological experiences correlated significantly and positively with each other and with dream recall and lucid dream frequency. |
Abstract
Previous questionnaire studies of parapsychological experiences have found significant interrelations between the experiences in question and dream experiences. In this study we present a replication of these relationships using a nationality of participants neglected in previous studies, a predominantly Spanish sample. A questionnaire was published in a Spanish New Age magazine. Four hundred and ninety-two questionnaires were received. Most of the parapsychological experiences correlated significantly and positively with each other and with dream recall and lucid dream frequency (Bonferroni-corrected). The results are consistent with the idea discussed in terms of boundary thinness, dissociation, and fantasy proneness that there is a disposition, or openness in some individuals to have or to believe they have had seemingly parapsychological experiences.