Home Dream Recall in Children and Young Adults
heiDOK (Heidelberg University) 2009 DOI: 10.11588/ijodr.2009.2.401 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Cross-sectional study Longitudinal Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 558 |
| Population | Children (mean age about 10 years) and young adults (mean age about 23 years) |
| Topics | Dreaming |
| Citations | 5 |
| Key findings | Children showed markedly lower home dream recall frequency compared to young adults, supporting some earlier laboratory findings but conflicting with some larger home studies. The authors call for longitudinal validation. |
Abstract
Laboratory research indicated lower dream recall in children compared to young adults. However, the sample sizes of these studies are very small and the findings regarding home dream recall in larger studies are conflicting. The present study compared home dream recall frequency of 558 children (mean age about 10 yrs.) with a sample of young adults (mean age about 23 yrs) and found a marked lower dream recall frequency in children. Longitudinal studies with sufficient sample size are necessary to validate this cross-sectional finding.
Comparable studies
Other cross-sectional and survey studies on dreaming, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insomnia Symptoms, Nightmares, and Suicidal Ideation in a College Student Sample Undergraduate students at a large, public university in the southeastern United States | 2011 | Observational cross-sectional survey | n = 583 |
| Prevalence and Correlates of Frequent Nightmares: A Community-Based 2-Phase Study Middle-aged Hong Kong Chinese adults from the community, mean age 40.9 years (SD 5.5,... | 2010 | Cross-sectional survey with subsequent clinical evaluation (two-phase design) | n = 8,558 |
| Factors of home dream recall: a structural equation model Adults (general population sample) | 2003 | Cross-sectional survey with structural equation modeling | n = 444 |
| The Phenomenology of Lucid Dreaming: An Online Survey Respondents to an online survey about lucid dreams | 2014 | Online survey | n = 684 |
| Frequency of Lucid Dreaming in a Representative German Sample Representative sample of German adults | 2011 | Cross-sectional survey | n = 919 |
Citations in the library
Cited by 4
- Spotlight on dream recall: the ages of dreams Nature and Science of Sleep 2018
- 'I love you': the first phrase detected from dreams. Sleep Science 2022
- Mental Sleep Activity and Disturbing Dreams in the Lifespan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health September 29, 2019
- Variations in dream recall frequency and dream theme diversity by age and sex. Frontiers in Neurology 2012
Cites 5
- Factors of home dream recall: a structural equation model Journal of Sleep Research May 12, 2003
- Gender differences in dream recall: a meta‐analysis Journal of Sleep Research June 1, 2008
- Frequency of Dream Recall by Children and Their Mothers Perceptual and Motor Skills December 1, 2006
- Reliability and Stability of a Dream Recall Frequency Scale Perceptual and Motor Skills June 1, 2004
- Development of disturbing dreams during adolescence and their relation to anxiety symptoms. Sleep September 1, 2000