Examining dream content and meaning of dreams with English and Italian versions of the storytelling method of dream interpretation
Teresa L. DeCicco, Donatella Donati, Mauro Pini
heiDOK (Heidelberg University) 2012 DOI: 10.11588/ijodr.2012.1.9244 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Observational cohort Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 60 |
| Population | Canadian and Italian patients undergoing psychodynamically-oriented psychotherapy |
| Intervention | Storytelling Method of Dream Interpretation |
| Topics | Dreaming |
| Keywords | Dream Storytelling Content measure theory Interpretation philosophy Meaning existential Psychoanalysis Psychotherapist Linguistics Narrative Jungian analytical psychology |
| Citations | 6 |
| Key findings | Dream content and discovery passages differ between Canadian and Italian psychotherapy patients, and between genders. |
Abstract
This study extended previous research by comparing dream content and discovery passages from the dreams of Canadian and Italian patients who were undergoing psychodynamically-oriented psychotherapy. Thirty Italians and 30 Canadians (17 males and 13 females) completed The Storytelling Method of Dream Interpretation in either Italian or English. Dream and discovery content was analyzed via the Hall and Van de Castle method and then compared between the two groups, and, between genders. Results support previous findings and provide new insight into the differences in both dreams and discovery between the two groups. Results also support the hypothesis that The Storytelling Method is useful and appropriate for use in therapy with both Canadians and Italians in the English and Italian language.
Comparable studies
Other observational and cohort studies on dreaming, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucid Dreaming: a State of Consciousness with Features of Both Waking and Non-Lucid Dreaming Student volunteers trained to become lucid and signal lucidity with horizontal eye... | 2009 | Observational study | n = 6 |
| Nightmare Prevalence, Nightmare Distress, and Self-Reported Psychological Disturbance Young adults with a mean age of 20 years | 2002 | Prospective observational study | n = 116 |
| Long-term effects of extreme situational stress on sleep and dreaming Survivors of traumatic events who complained of sleep disturbances, compared with... | 1987 | Case-control study | n = 11 |
| The relationship of nightmare frequency and nightmare distress to well‐being Adults who reported dreams | 2004 | Observational cohort | n = 147 |
| Dreaming in NREM Sleep: A High-Density EEG Study of Slow Waves and Spindles Healthy human subjects | 2018 | Observational cohort | n = 14 |
Citations in the library
Cited by 2
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