Electronic media and lucid-control dreams: Morning after reports.

Abstract

as well as control dreams, have recently been reported as associated with video game play (Gackenbach, 2006). In this study, dreams were collected from the morning after a night of rested sleep as well as electronic media use from the day before the dream. In a factor analysis, lucid and control dreams were associated with all electronic media use but most strongly with video game play.

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“…For example, Gackenbach (2009) found that electronic media use was associated with lucid dreams (i.e. where the dreamer is aware he or she is dreaming while asleep) and control dreams (i.e.…”

Insight and Dissociation in Lucid Dreaming and Psychosis

“…Regarding the function of dissociative thought, it seems to be accompanied by a down-regulation of negative emotion in dreaming as well as in psychiatric disorders ( LaBerge and Rheingold, 1991 ; Phillips et al, 2001 ; Voss et al, 2013 ; Gackenbach and Bosveld, 2014 ). Several studies show lucidity in dreams to be associated with positive rather than with negative emotions ( LaBerge and Rheingold, 1991 ; Voss et al, 2013 ; Gackenbach and Bosveld, 2014 ), albeit most studies do not differentiate between positive feelings during the dream vs. positive feelings following awakening from a lucid dream.…”

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“…In this research program, we have been investigating whether video game play may be affecting the consciousness of players. Towards this end, we have found higher lucid dreaming among gamers (Gackenbach 2006;, more flow (Gackenbach 2008a), more absorption (Gackenbach 2007), and a single-minded focus on gaming (Gackenbach et al 2009). Furthermore, absorption in various forms seems to be a hallmark of gaming.…”