Dream Recall and Total Sleep Time
Perceptual and Motor Skills April 1, 1972 DOI: 10.2466/pms.1972.34.2.456 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Observational study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Dreaming |
| Key findings | Total sleep time is a significant predictor of dream recall for males but not for females. |
Abstract
It was predicted that diary and questionnaire measures of dream recall would be greater for long than for short sleep time. Total sleep time was a significant predictor variable for dream recall for males only. Results for females were in the predicted direction but consistently nonsignificant. This study confirms previously published findings on the significance of total sleep time for males but raises the question of sex differences in determinants of dream recall.
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 |
| The prevalence of nightmares and their independence from anxiety. Undergraduates | 1990 | Observational study using daily dream logs | n = 220 |
Citations in the library
Cited by 5
- Dream Recall: State or Trait Variable? Part I: Model, Theories, Methodology and Trait Factors Imagination, Cognition and Personality October 1, 1996
- Dream Recall: State or Trait Variable? Part II: State Factors, Investigations and Final Conclusions Imagination, Cognition and Personality March 1, 1997
- Analyzing Modifications across Dream Reports Perceptual and Motor Skills August 1, 1982
- A comparison of measures of emotions from written reports of dreams and waking experiences 1984
- The effects of Transcendental Meditation on dream content uO Research 1977