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Dream Affect and the Menstrual Cycle

Katherine J Schultz, David Koulack

The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease July 1, 1980 DOI: 10.1097/00005053-198007000-00008 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Observational study Peer reviewed
Sample size 10
Population Women
Citations 16
Key findings No evidence of waking mood change or differential dream recall was found as a function of the menstrual cycle in ten women. The authors argue that with simple screening procedures, women as well as men can and should be used as subjects in sleep and dream research.

Abstract

Ten women subjects exhibited no evidence of waking mood change or differential dream recall as a function of their menstrual cycles. These findings indicate that, with the use of simple screening procedures, women as well as men can and should be used as subjects in research on sleep and dreams.