Lucid dreaming in children: the UK library study
The term lucid dream designates a dream in which the dreamer, while dreaming, is aware he or she is dreaming. Whereas lucid dreaming has been studied in adults, large-scaled surveys in children are scarce. The sample here included 3579 children for the ages from 6 to 18 who completed a brief questio...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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International journal of dream research
Year: 2012, Volume: 5, Issue: 1, Pages: 94-98 |
| ISSN: | 1866-7953 |
| DOI: | 10.11588/ijodr.2012.1.9274 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://dx.doi.org/10.11588/ijodr.2012.1.9274 Resolving-System, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-heidok-141391 Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.11588/ijodr.2012.1.9274 
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| Author Notes: | Michael Schredl; Josie Henley-Einion; Mark Blagrove |
| Summary: | The term lucid dream designates a dream in which the dreamer, while dreaming, is aware he or she is dreaming. Whereas lucid dreaming has been studied in adults, large-scaled surveys in children are scarce. The sample here included 3579 children for the ages from 6 to 18 who completed a brief questionnaire distributed in UK libraries. 43.5% reported having had at least one lucid dream. As hypothesized, incidence of lucid dreams was most strongly associated with the preference for reading fantasy/science-fiction. Whether lucid dreaming might be beneficial for children in skills training or coping with nightmares are interesting topics for future research. |
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| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1866-7953 |
| DOI: | 10.11588/ijodr.2012.1.9274 |