Dream recall frequency

• Verfasst von: Schredl, Michael [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Gilles, Maria [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Wolf, Isabell Ann-Cathrin [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Peus, Verena [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Scharnholz, Barbara [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Sütterlin, Marc [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Bardtke, Svenja [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Send, Tabea [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Deuschle, Michael [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Dream recall frequency
• Titelzusatz: Stability and changes assessed in a longitudinal design
• Verf.angabe: Michael Schredl, Maria Gilles, Isabell Wolf, Verena Peus, Barbara Scharnholz, Marc Sütterlin, Svenja Bardtke, Tabea Sarah Send, and Michael Deuschle
• E-Jahr: 2020
• Jahr: 2020-10-09
• Umfang: 4 S.
• Fussnoten: Gesehen am 21.10.2020
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: International journal of dream research
• Ort Quelle: Heidelberg : Univ.-Bibliothek, 2008
• Jahr Quelle: 2020
• Band/Heft Quelle: 13(2020), 2, Seite 289-292
• ISSN Quelle: 1866-7953
• DOI: doi:10.11588/ijodr.2020.2.73198
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Sach-SW: Dream recall frequency
• Sach-SW: Sleep duration
• Sach-SW: Stability
• K10plus-PPN: 1736126261
• K10plus-PPN:
  Universitätsbibliothek
• Lokale URL UB: Zum Volltext

Abstract

Dream recall frequencies exhibit large inter-individual differences, ranging from recalling a dream almost every morning to recalling a dream almost never. Although dream recall has been conceptualized as a stable trait, longitudinal studies in this area are scarce. Within the framework of a complex study, 279 women (mean age: 31.76 ± 4.73 yrs.) completed a brief sleep questionnaire three times (last trimester of their pregnancy, 6 month postpartum, and 4 years postpartum) that included a dream recall frequency scale. The findings indicate that dream recall frequency is quite stable over the four-year period, although the correlation coefficients were somewhat smaller compared to previous studies - probably reflecting the effect of major life transitions (pregnancy, giving birth, caring for small children). The lowest dream recall at 6 month postpartum was not explained by sleep variables (sleep duration, nocturnal awakenings) and favors the hypothesis that interest in dream that might have been low while caring for very small children and this might explain long-term changes in dream recall.