Dream recall frequency in a representative German sample

Percept Mot Skills. 2008 Jun;106(3):699-702. doi: 10.2466/pms.106.3.699-702.

Abstract

The present study investigated the effects of sociodemographic variables on dream recall frequencies in a representative sample of 931 persons over 14 years of age. Analyses indicated that age, sex, and the size of the place of residence had small but significant effects: women and inhabitants of large cities tend to report dreams more often than men and residents of small towns. There was also a decline in dream-recall frequency with age. The explained variance, however, was small.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Age Factors
  • Dreams / psychology*
  • Educational Status
  • Female
  • Germany
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mental Recall*
  • Middle Aged
  • Psychometrics
  • Residence Characteristics
  • Sex Factors
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Urban Population