Temporal Reference of Manifest Dream Content
Paul Verdone
Perceptual and Motor Skills June 1, 1965 DOI: 10.2466/pms.1965.20.3c.1253 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Observational study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 4 |
| Population | Four human participants whose sleep was monitored across 40 nights |
| Duration | 40 nights of sleep |
| Topics | Dreaming |
| Key findings | Dream reports characterized by non-contemporaneous temporal reference, better recall, greater vividness, and greater emotionality increased with cumulative prior time spent in bed and decreased with higher body temperature. Time in bed and body temperature were not significantly related to each other. |
Abstract
210 EEG Stage 1 rapid eye movement period (REMP) awakenings were made during 40 nights of sleep to study the relationship between variations in dream reports and hypothesized correlates of such variations. Data analysis was done on an intra-individual basis with significance level being determined by the combined results of all 4 S s. Non-contemporaneousness of temporal reference of manifest dream content, goodness of recall for dream content, vividness of dream experience, and emotionality of dream experience were positively related to cumulative amount of prior time spent in bed (time in bed) and were negatively related to body temperature. Time in bed and body temperature were not significantly related to each other.
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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 |
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