In: International Journal of Dream Research, 3 (2010), Nr. 2. pp. 130-133
Abstract
Research has demonstrated stable gender differences in dream recall and dream content. Previous matching studies using student samples showed that the judges were able to correctly match the dreamer’s gender based on a single dream report with a probability better than chance. Using dream reports from a non-student sample only slightly increased the accuracy of matching gender despite the fact that the differences relating to waking life environment should differ more for the older sample of this study. Overall, accuracy results were of small effect size. It must be concluded that making a valid prediction of a simple characteristic of the dreamer, like gender, requires more dream material. For the clinical praxis, it would be interesting to study the accuracy of dream interpretations quantitatively.
Document type: | Article |
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Journal or Publication Title: | International Journal of Dream Research |
Volume: | 3 |
Number: | 2 |
Date Deposited: | 04 Jan 2011 16:20 |
Date: | 2010 |
Page Range: | pp. 130-133 |
Faculties / Institutes: | The Faculty of Behavioural and Cultural Studies > Institut für Sport und Sportwissenschaft |
DDC-classification: | 300 Social sciences |