Interest in Dreams and Dream Recall
Paul R. Robbins, Roland H. Tanck
Perceptual and Motor Skills February 1, 1988 DOI: 10.2466/pms.1988.66.1.291 (opens in new tab)
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractAmong 123 undergraduates, those who often speculated about their dreams or held theories about dream meaning were somewhat less likely to report nights without dream recall over a 10-day diary period. Women were more likely than men to speculate about and discuss their dreams.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Observational cohort Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 123 |
| Population | Undergraduate students |
| Duration | 10-day diary period |
| Key finding | Number of nights without dream recall was negatively correlated with speculation about dream meaning (−.23) and with holding beliefs or theories about dream meaning (−.20); women more frequently speculated about and discussed their dreams than men. |
Abstract
Questionnaire measures of interest in dreams were obtained from 123 undergraduate students (61 males, 62 females). Of these students 98 later completed diaries of home dream recall over 10 days. The number of nights without dream recall was negatively correlated (−.23) with speculation about the meaning of one's dreams and (−.20) with the presence of beliefs or theories about the meaning of dreams. Sex differences were found in interest in dreams: chi squared tests indicated that women more frequently than men speculated about their dreams and discussed them with other people.