Content analysis of Iranian college students' dreams

Comparison with American data

Bibliographic Data

ID3900580
AuthorsAmir Ali Mazandarani (0000-0002-7156-6277), Maria E Aguilar-Vafaie, Maria E Aguilar‐vafaie, G William Domhoff (0000-0003-3628-8555)
Year2013
Volume23
Issue3
Pages163-174
Publication date2013-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueDreaming (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1053-0797 • E-ISSN: 1573-3351
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/a0032352
OpenAlexW2321567256
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited8

This article analyzes gender differences in the dream content of Iranian college students and compares the findings with normative American findings and with findings from studies of Indian and Japanese college students. The study utilized 218 dream reports collected with the Most Recent Dream method from 103 females and 115 males at the University of Tehran in Tehran. In general, the Iranian findings are similar to findings in the American, Indian, and Japanese studies. However, there were differences from the American norms that were sometimes similar to differences also found in Indian and Japanese college students, which may reflect cultural differences between Eastern and Western cultures. Future investigations with larger samples may reveal further the main interests and concerns of Iranian college students and help develop a better understanding of cross-cultural similarities and differences in dream content

Content (measure theory · Content analysis · Developmental psychology · Dream · Normative · Social science · Sociology · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Sleep and related disorders · Sleep and Wakefulness Research · Social Psychology