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creators_name: Erlacher, Daniel
creators_name: Schredl, Michael
creators_name: Watanabe, Tsuneo
creators_name: Yamana, Jun
creators_name: Gantzert, Florian
title: The Incidence of Lucid Dreaming within a Japanese University Student Sample
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subjects: 300
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keywords: Lucid dreaming; incidence; prevalence; frequency; nightmares; cross-cultural comparison
abstract: The present study investigated the incidence of lucid dreaming within a Japanese university student sample. From 153 Japanese students 47% reported experiencing a lucid dream at least once and 19% were frequent lucid dreamers (frequency equal or higher than once a month). Dream recall frequency was significantly related to lucid dream frequency. In the Japanese sample the incidence of lucid dreaming was not related to that of nightmares after controlling for dream recall frequency. Compared to other countries, the Japanese sample showed significantly lower prevalence rates. This result might be explained by differences in the verification process of lucid dreaming (e.g., definition) and participants (e.g., psychology students). Representative samples are needed to gain a clearer picture of cross-cultural differences. The results, thus, indicated that lucid dreaming is a known phenomenon in Japan. Due to the long cultural history of dreams and dreaming in Japan it would be interesting to investigate groups with strong relationships with those roots (e.g., monks) to learn more about a possible lucid dream culture, comparable to Tibetan Buddhism (e.g., dream yoga).
date: 2008
date_type: published
id_scheme: ojs
official_url: https://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/IJoDR/article/view/79
ppn_swb: 1403012652
own_urn: urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-opus-94033
language: eng
bibsort: ERLACHERDATHEINCIDEN2008
full_text_status: none
publication: International Journal of Dream Research
volume: 1
number: 2
pagerange: 39-43
citation:   Erlacher, Daniel ; Schredl, Michael ; Watanabe, Tsuneo ; Yamana, Jun ; Gantzert, Florian  (2008) The Incidence of Lucid Dreaming within a Japanese University Student Sample.  International Journal of Dream Research, 1 (2).  pp. 39-43.