The most recent dreams of children ages 8-11

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3900478
AutoresSharon Saline
Año1999
Volumen9
Número2-3
Páginas173-181
Fecha de publicación1999-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaDreaming (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1053-0797 • E-ISSN: 1573-3351
EditorialAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1023/a:1021345800325
OpenAlexW2085074932
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8
Referencias citadas3

The present study examined whether the Most Recent Dream Method is a feasible choice for dream collection from children as young as 8 years old. A quantitative analysis of 30 Most Recent Dreams from 8–11 year-old girls and 32 Most Recent Dreams from 8–11 year-old boys reveals that the method seems feasible as indicated by children's ability to respond. The basic findings for recency, length, types of characters, and other content categories show the same overall pattern of gender similarities and differences by age 10–11 as found with 12–13 year-olds and young adults. Girls' dream reports especially begin to resemble those of older girls and young women by age 10–11. These results, if confirmed by follow-up studies with larger numbers of children, suggest that reasonably representative samples of the dreams of girls from age 10 onward can be collected using the Most Recent Dream method

Developmental psychology · Psychoanalysis · Early Childhood Education and Development · Education Methods and Practices · Psychology · Sleep and Wakefulness Research