Dream recall in relation to sleep quality and inner boundaries

Vladimíra Šídlová

Abstract

The dream is a mental activity which is proceeding while somebody is sleeping. One of the research options is the dream recall frequency. The aim of this work is to find out the relation of the dream recall frequency to some personal characteristics, using the quantitative research. 223 adults got involved in the research. Several types of questionnaires were used, such as: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Boundary Personality Questionnaire and the Questionnaire of Dreams. It was demonstrated by the correlational analysis that there is a relationship between dream recall frequency and the permeability of inner boundaries, the interest in dreams and the age. There was also found a relationship between the quality of sleep and the dream recall. It was also demonstrated that women recall dreams statistically significantly more often than men. A specific type of dream is a nightmare – it is typical with its negative content and with the retirement awakening. There was found a correlation between the frequency of nightmares and the permeability of inner boundaries, the dream recall frequency and the quality of sleep. Moreover, there was found a relation of the frequency of nightmares with the age and sex.

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Keywords

dream, nightmare, dream recall frequency, inner boundaries

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