TY - JOUR AU - Schredl, Michael PY - 2021/04/15 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - The percentage of male and female dream characters in a long dream series JF - International Journal of Dream Research JA - ijodr VL - 14 IS - 1 SE - Brief Reports DO - 10.11588/ijodr.2021.1.77526 UR - https://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/IJoDR/article/view/77526 SP - 141-143 AB - <p>Previous research based on many dream studies including children, adolescents, students, and adults in different cultures reported a “ubiquitous” sex difference in dreams: Whereas male dream characters are more prominent in men’s dreams compared to female dream characters, women tend to dream equally often about males and females. The present findings of 52% in a series of 3828 dreams recorded by a middle-aged male individual indicate that this gender difference might not be “ubiquitous” but depends on the pattern of waking-life social contacts. Studying the ratio of male and female dream characters might help to understand how social life is reflected in dreams.</p> ER -