Dream Recall and Content in Long and Short Sleepers
John M. Taub
Perceptual and Motor Skills August 1, 1972 DOI: 10.2466/pms.1972.35.1.267 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Observational cohort Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 17 |
| Population | Female college students who habitually sleep more than 9 hours or less than 6.5 hours per night |
| Duration | 2 weeks |
| Topics | Dreaming |
| Key findings | Long and short sleepers did not significantly differ in frequency of dream recall and differed on only one of nine dream content variables, suggesting sleep length may be relatively unimportant for dream reporting. |
Abstract
Dream recall and content were studied in 10 female college students who habitually slept nocturnally for more than 9 hr. and in 7 who habitually slept less than 6½ hr. During 2 wk. 81 spontaneously recalled dreams were reported by the 7 short sleepers and 114 dreams by the 10 long sleepers. Of 9 dream content variables the 2 groups of sleepers differed significantly on only one and did not significantly differ in frequency of dream recall. It was suggested that in homogeneous groups of long and short sleepers length of sleep per se might be relatively unimportant in relation to dream reports and dream reporting, and other measured personality characteristics.
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 4
- 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
- Dream Recall, Dream Length, and Sleep Duration: State or Trait Factor Perceptual and Motor Skills April 1, 2008
- Dream recall and visual memory. Perceptual and Motor Skills August 1, 1995