The dreams of college men and women in 1950 and 1980: a comparison of dream contents and sex differences

Sleep. 1982;5(2):188-94. doi: 10.1093/sleep/5.2.188.

Abstract

Two samples of dreams collected from college students in 1950 and 1980 under similar conditions were analyzed using some of the Hall-Van de Castle scales. It was found that there has been little change over a period of 30 years in what college students dream about. Moreover, the sex differences in the 1980 dreams are the same as those in the 1950 dreams.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Aggression
  • Dreams*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Male
  • Sex Factors
  • Students / psychology*