Nighttime in dreams

Percept Mot Skills. 2012 Apr;114(2):457-60. doi: 10.2466/02.07.PMS.114.2.457-460.

Abstract

Based on the continuity hypothesis of dreaming, a study was designed to examine whether time of day within the dream was related to dream emotions. A sample of 1,612 dreams reported by 444 participants was analyzed. As predicted, dream scenarios set at nighttime were associated with less positive and more negative emotions compared to dream scenarios set at other times of the day. In order to pursue this line of research, it would be fruitful to study the dreams of persons with specific nighttime fears.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Dreams / psychology*
  • Emotions / physiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Self Report
  • Sleep / physiology
  • Time Factors
  • Young Adult