Characteristics of Dream Recall: the Dreamer and His Dreams.
April Newlin
1979 DOI: 10.31390/gradschool_disstheses.3407 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Observational study |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 50 |
| Population | Undergraduate college students classified as low and high dream recallers |
| Duration | 14-day dream diary |
| Measures | Personality Research Form, Babcock Story Recall Test |
| Topics | Dreaming |
| Key findings | Predicted differences in personality and dream content between low and high dream recallers were not obtained, and no significant memory differences were found. Several variables associated with oral needs showed significant trends, suggesting to the author that dream recall may relate to an early infantile experience as Lewin theorized. The results suggest considering interpersonal factors in distinguishing dream recall from dream report. |
Abstract
o n a li t y , dream c o n te n t, and memory o f s u b je c ts c l a s s i f i e d as low and high r e c a l l e r s of dreams were te s t e d on the b a sis of re p re s s io n th e o ry of dream r e c a l l .F i f t y undergraduate c o lle g e s tu d e n ts were p laced in to low and high r e c a l l groups using responses to a q u e s tio n n a ire and 14 day dream d ia ry .Since numerous v a r ia b le s were examined, s u b je c ts were divided I n to a main stu d y (N«34) and a sub-study (N-16) w ith s ig n if ic a n c e In both s tu d ie s re q u ire d for p o s itiv e r e s u l t s .The P e r s o n a lity Research Form, Babcock S tory R ecall T e st, and a fa n ta sy e x p e rie n c e were used to analyze s u b j e c t s 1 dreams.The p re d ic te d d if f e r e n c e s in p e r s o n a lity and dreams of low and high dream r e c a l l e r s were c l e a r l y not o b ta in e d .Several v a r ia b le s a s s o c ia te d w ith o ra l needs show s i g n i f i c a n t trends su g g estin g th a t dream r e c a ll may be r e la te d to an e a r l y i n f a n t i l e experience as Lewin th e o riz e d .No s ig n i f ic a n t memory d if f e r e n c e s were obtained between th e groups.The r e s u l t s suggest th e need to co n sid er the ro le of in te r p e r s o n a l f a c to rs in d is tin g u is h in g between dream r e c a ll and dream r e p o r t. v
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| Nightmare Prevalence, Nightmare Distress, and Self-Reported Psychological Disturbance Young adults with a mean age of 20 years | 2002 | Prospective observational study | n = 116 |
| Long-term effects of extreme situational stress on sleep and dreaming Survivors of traumatic events who complained of sleep disturbances, compared with... | 1987 | Case-control study | n = 11 |
| The relationship of nightmare frequency and nightmare distress to well‐being Adults who reported dreams | 2004 | Observational cohort | n = 147 |
| The prevalence of nightmares and their independence from anxiety. Undergraduates | 1990 | Observational study using daily dream logs | n = 220 |