Age changes in dream recall in adulthood

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ID4985907
AuthorsLeonard M Giambra, Rex E Jung (0000-0003-3718-0597), Alicia Grodsky
Year1996
Volume6
Issue1
Pages17-31
Publication date1996-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueDreaming (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1053-0797 • E-ISSN: 1573-3351
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/h0094443
OpenAlexW1973982806
LanguageEN
Citations received7

Dream recall was measured retrospectively with the Night Dreaming Scale of the Imaginal Processes Inventory. Evidence supports a high degree of correspondence among methods which assess dreaming frequency. A cross-sectional sample (17-92 years old, n = 2328) found fewer dreams recalled with increasing age. Women recalled more dreams and showed a less rapid decrease in frequency than men. Longitudinal changes (n = 333) over 6 to 8 years were not wholly consistent with cross-sectional age differences. We found many fewer recalled dreams in senescence. However, the reduction in recalled dreams began well before senescence. Explanations based on dream saliency, long- and short-term memory failure, levels of REM sleep, and degree of spontaneous information processing were considered

Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Dream · Early adulthood · Psychoanalysis · Recall · Young adult · Mind wandering and attention · Neuroscience · Psychology · Sleep and related disorders · Sleep and Wakefulness Research

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