Recognition of sleep paralysis among normal adults in Canada and in Japan
Kazuhiko Fukuda, Robert D. Ogilvie, Tomoka Takeuchi
Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences June 1, 2000 DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1819.2000.00683.x (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Cross-sectional survey Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Canadian and Japanese adults |
| Key findings | Prevalence and symptoms of sleep paralysis were similar in Canada and Japan, but Canadians were more likely to consider it a dream. In Japan, dream attribution was linked to not reporting the inability to move; in Canada, it was linked to spirituality. |
Abstract
Abstract There were no differences between Canada and Japan in the prevalence and symptoms of sleep paralysis (SP), but many more Canadians considered SP to be a dream. The difference was considered to be derived from the fact that there is a common expression for SP in Japan but there is not one in Canada. Then, we investigated why there are individuals who consider SP to be a dream and others who do not, and found that many Japanese who regarded it as a dream did not report the symptom of ‘unable to move’, while in Canada, self‐evaluation of spirituality was different between the two groups.
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