Dreaming, Lucid Dreaming and Personality
heiDOK (Heidelberg University) January 1, 2009 Evelyn Doll, Georg Gittler, Brigitte Holzinger 27 citations
People who frequently experience lucid dreams—dreams in which the dreamer knows they are dreaming while the dream continues—tend to score higher on measures of mental health, freedom from complaints, expansivity, autonomy, and self-esteem compared to rare or non-lucid dreamers. This conclusion comes from a study of 89 subjects, divided into frequent (27), rare (33), and non-lucid (29) dreamers. However, no significant differences were found between the groups in behavioral control, decision behavior, or spatial abilities.