Exploring the Association Between Dreams and Personality Traits

Abstract

This study focuses on the often-neglected aspect of 'dream attitudes,' such as participants' interest in dreams and the impact of their dreams. By examining the relationships between dreaming, attitudes toward dreams, gender, and personality traits, we aim to explore the continuity between dreaming and wakefulness from a new perspective. Specifically, we hypothesize that: (1) there are differences in dream frequency between males and females;(2) individuals of different genders and personality traits vary in their dream recall and clarity; (3) there are differences in dream attitudes and recall frequency based on personality traits.The participants of the experiment were college students, and data were collected through a specially designed dream research questionnaire. Gender and personality trait scores were used as independent variables, and dream frequency and attitudes as dependent variables, analyzed using factor analysis, correlational analysis, and t-tests. The findings suggest that individual characteristics may influence attitudes toward dreams and are possibly related to the frequency of dream recall. Future research should be more multidimensional and comprehensive, taking into account the interplay between personality traits and dream content.