eprintid: 14132
rev_number: 6
eprint_status: archive
userid: 192
dir: disk0/00/01/41/32
datestamp: 2012-11-27 11:42:22
lastmod: 2022-07-18 01:22:06
status_changed: 2012-11-27 14:05:01
type: article
metadata_visibility: show
creators_name: Schädlich, Melanie
creators_name: Erlacher, Daniel
title: Applications of lucid dreams: An online study
ispublished: pub
subjects: ddc-300
divisions: i-851200
keywords: lucid dreaming, application, nightmare treatment, sports, motor skills, creativity, problem-solving
abstract: In a lucid dream the dreamer is aware of the dream state and can influence the dream content and events. The goal of this study was to investigate some applications of lucid dreaming. Our survey included 301 lucid dreamers who filled out an online questionnaire. The most frequent  application (81.4%) was having fun, followed by changing a bad dream or nightmare into a pleasant one (63.8%), solving problems (29.9%), getting creative ideas or insights (27.6%) and practicing skills (21.3%). Women used lucid dreams significantly more often than men for both work on nightmares and problem solving. Our results show that lucid dreams have a great potential for improving one’s life in different ways. More research is needed to illuminate the possibilities of lucid dreaming, especially in the fields of nightmare treatment and practicing motor skills.
date: 2012
date_type: published
id_scheme: ojs
official_url: https://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/IJoDR/article/view/9505
ppn_swb: 144608020X
own_urn: urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-heidok-141321
language: eng
bibsort: SCHADLICHMAPPLICATIO2012
full_text_status: none
publication:  International Journal of Dream Research
volume: 5
number: 2
pagerange: 134-138
citation:   Schädlich, Melanie ; Erlacher, Daniel  (2012) Applications of lucid dreams: An online study.   International Journal of Dream Research, 5 (2).  pp. 134-138.