"Experiencing "continuity

A qualitative investigation of waking life in dreams

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3900630
AutoresJosie Malinowski (0000-0001-8455-4796), Fiona Fylan (0000-0003-1071-4325), Caroline L Horton (0000-0001-5614-6701)
Año2014
Volumen24
Número3
Páginas161-175
Fecha de publicación2014-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaDreaming (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1053-0797 • E-ISSN: 1573-3351
EditorialAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/a0037305
OpenAlexW2140501122
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas12

Continuity between waking life and dreaming has typically been studied via the \nquantitative analysis of dream reports, which has illustrated that dreaming reflects \nwaking-life experiences, thoughts, and emotions. However, there are currently no \nreliable methods of analyzing dreams for the more subjective aspects of dreams, such \nas those dreams that are metaphorically related to the dreamer’s waking life, which \nrequire dreamer input. We conducted a qualitative study involving in-depth semistructured \ninterviews with 4 participants. The interview schedules were based on \nSchredl’s (2010) dream group technique. Using thematic analysis we developed 3 \nthemes that describe continuity between waking life and dreams: “experiential \ncontinuity” (between waking-life experiences/thoughts and dreams), “emotional \ncontinuity” (between waking-life emotions and dreams), and “representative continuity” \n(metaphorical and generic representations of waking life in dreams). Rather \nthan being dichotomous, participants experienced continuity in gradations. A fourth \ntheme (“attitudes toward continuity”) explored how attitudes toward continuity \ninfluenced continuity experiences

Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Psychoanalysis · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Community Health and Development · Psychology · Sleep and related disorders · Sleep and Wakefulness Research · Social Psychology