The percentage of male and female dream characters in a long dream series

• Verfasst von: Schredl, Michael [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: The percentage of male and female dream characters in a long dream series
• Verf.angabe: Michael Schredl
• E-Jahr: 2021
• Jahr: 2021-04-15
• Umfang: 3 S.
• Teil: volume:14
• Teil: year:2021
• Teil: number:1
• Teil: pages:141-143
• Teil: extent:3
• Fussnoten: Gesehen am 21.04.2021
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: International journal of dream research
• Ort Quelle: Heidelberg : Univ.-Bibliothek, 2008
• Jahr Quelle: 2021
• Band/Heft Quelle: 14(2021), 1, Seite 141-143
• ISSN Quelle: 1866-7953
• DOI: doi:10.11588/ijodr.2021.1.77526
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Sach-SW: female dream characters
• K10plus-PPN: 1755585586
• K10plus-PPN:
  Universitätsbibliothek
• Lokale URL UB: Zum Volltext

Abstract

Previous research based on many dream studies including children, adolescents, students, and adults in different cultures reported a “ubiquitous” sex difference in dreams: Whereas male dream characters are more prominent in men’s dreams compared to female dream characters, women tend to dream equally often about males and females. The present findings of 52% in a series of 3828 dreams recorded by a middle-aged male individual indicate that this gender difference might not be “ubiquitous” but depends on the pattern of waking-life social contacts. Studying the ratio of male and female dream characters might help to understand how social life is reflected in dreams.