Stability and Variability of Dream Content
Perceptual and Motor Skills April 1, 1998 DOI: 10.2466/pms.1998.86.2.733 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Observational study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Dreaming |
| Key findings | Within-subject correlations for dream content measures were small when dream length was controlled, suggesting low stability. Dream series of 20 or more dreams are necessary to obtain sufficient reliability for all scales. |
Abstract
The present study investigated the stability and variability, respectively, of selected dream content measures derived from diary dreams. The within-subject correlations were small when dream length was controlled. To obtain sufficient reliability for all scales dream series of 20 dreams or more would be necessary.