The percentage of male and female dream characters in a long dream series
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 equall...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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2021-04-15
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International journal of dream research
Year: 2021, Volume: 14, Issue: 1, Pages: 141-143 |
| ISSN: | 1866-7953 |
| DOI: | 10.11588/ijodr.2021.1.77526 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://dx.doi.org/10.11588/ijodr.2021.1.77526 Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/IJoDR/article/view/77526 
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| Author Notes: | Michael Schredl |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 21.04.2021 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1866-7953 |
| DOI: | 10.11588/ijodr.2021.1.77526 |