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Measuring dreaming as a beyond waking experience in Rogers's conceptual model.

J Watson

Nursing Science Quarterly July 1, 1999 DOI: 10.1177/089431849901200301 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Instrument development study Peer reviewed
Measures Assessment of Dream Experience
Topics Meditation Dreaming
Keywords Humans Holistic health Analysis of variance Factor analysis, statistical Dreams Wakefulness Psychometrics Nursing evaluation research Models, nursing Adult Middle aged Nursing assessment Female Surveys and questionnaires
Key points Describes the development and psychometric evaluation of the Assessment of Dream Experience, an instrument grounded in Rogers's science of unitary human beings that measures dreaming as a beyond-waking experience, and offers recommendations for its future use.

Abstract

This article describes the development of an instrument, the Assessment of Dream Experience. This instrument was developed within the context of Rogers's conceptual model, the science of unitary human beings, and was designed to measure dreaming as a beyond waking experience. A detailed description of the instrument and its psychometric properties is presented. Recommendations for future use are provided.

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