Compensatory aspects of dreams

An empirical test of Jung's theory

Bibliographic Data

ID10158499
AuthorsGeorge Domino (corresponding author)
Year1976
Volume34
Issue4
Pages658-662
Publication date1976-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1037/0022-3514.34.4.658
PMID993977
OpenAlexW1981278015
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited8

Jung's hypothesis that dreams have a compensatory function is clearly stated and well-known, yet has not been empirically tested. Three dream reports for each of 62 students were rated on 15 personality dimensions and compared with scores on the same dimensions as measured by the Edwards Personality Preference Schedule and the Adjective Check List (ACL). Six EPPS scales and 10 ACL scales correlated significantly with their appropriate dream rating scales. However, all significant correlations were positive, a finding that does not supoort Jung but is more in line with the theories of Adler, Fromm, and Hall, who regarded dream content as not substantially different from conscious functioning

Adjective check list · Cognitive psychology · Content (measure theory · Dream · Personality · Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · Test (biology · Child Therapy and Development · Psychology · Sleep and related disorders · Sleep and Wakefulness Research · Social Psychology

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