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Lucid dreaming and personality in children/adolescents and adults: The UK library study

Michael Schredl, Josie Henley, Mark Blagrove

ORCA Online Research @Cardiff 2016 DOI: 10.11588/ijodr.2016.1.26454 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Observational study Peer reviewed
Sample size 1,375
Population Adolescents and adults
Topics Lucid dreaming Dreaming
Keywords Conscientiousness Openness to experience Personality Developmental psychology Sample material Extraversion and introversion
Citations 7
Key findings Lucid dreaming frequency showed a stronger positive association with openness to experience than previously reported, and a small but significant negative correlation with conscientiousness.

Abstract

Research that has focused on the relationship between the Big Five personality dimensions and lucid dreaming frequency has been restricted to student samples. The present study included adolescents and adults (N = 1375). i.e., the sample included a large range of ages. Lucid dreaming was more strongly related to openness to experiences compared to previous findings. The small but significant negative correlation between conscientiousness and lucid dreaming should be followed up by studies relating the Big Five personality factors to the contents of lucid dreams.

Comparable studies

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Neural Correlates of Dream Lucidity Obtained from Contrasting Lucid versus Non-Lucid REM Sleep: A Combined EEG/fMRI Case Study Experienced lucid dreamers 2012 Observational cohort n = 4
Real-time dialogue between experimenters and dreamers during REM sleep. Individuals during REM sleep, including frequent lucid dreamers, a novice, and a... 2021 Observational study n = 36
Lucid Dreaming in Narcolepsy Consecutive patients with narcolepsy and healthy controls 2015 Case-control study n = 106
Metacognitive Mechanisms Underlying Lucid Dreaming Human participants split into high- and low-lucidity groups based on reported dream... 2015 Observational cohort

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