Dream Recall and Individual Differences
Frank H. Farley, Joseph Schmuller, Thomas J. Fischbach
Perceptual and Motor Skills October 1, 1971 DOI: 10.2466/pms.1971.33.2.379 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Observational study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 120 |
| Population | University students (60 female, 60 male) |
| Topics | Dreaming |
| Key findings | No relationship was found between extraversion-introversion or neuroticism and dream recall, but females recalled significantly more dreams than males. |
Abstract
Self-reported dream recall for 3 hypothetical recall periods was studied as a function of individual differences in extraversion-introversion and neuroticism. University students (60 female, 60 male) served as Ss in a replicated design. No functional relationship of individual differences to dream recall was found, though mean recall based on S's estimates for the 3 recall periods was significantly greater in females than males. The potentially important study of dream recall as a function of motivational variables, particularly physiological arousal during dreaming experiences, was hypothesized and some theoretical possibilities were advanced.
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| 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 4
- Dream Recall: State or Trait Variable? Part I: Model, Theories, Methodology and Trait Factors Imagination, Cognition and Personality October 1, 1996
- Jungian personality typology and the recall of everyday and archetypal dreams. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 1986
- Dreams and nightmares in healthy adults and in patients with sleep and neurological disorders. Lancet Neurology October 1, 2020
- Trait and neurobiological correlates of individual differences in dream recall and dream content. International review of neurobiology 2010