IDENTIFYING TYPES OF IMPACTFUL DREAMS - A REPLICATION

In art attempt to replicate a classificatory study reported by Kuiken and Sikora (1993), thirty-six men and women reported a dream that was as impactful as their most impactful dream during the preceding month and then the first dream that they recalled at least four days Eater. Cluster analysis revealed five classes of dreams, each with a characte ristic profile of emotions and feelings, goals and concerns, movement styles, sensory phenomena, self-reflectiveness, and dream endings. Fou r of these classes substantially correspond to the dream types identif ied in the original study: existential dreams (distressing dreams conc erned with separation and personal integrity), anxiety dreams (frighte ning dreams concerned with threats to physical well-being), transcende nt dreams (ecstatic dreams concerned with magical accomplishments), an d mundane (unimpactful) dreams. A fifth class of moderately impactful dreams, new to this study and referred to as alienation dreams, expres sed emotional agitation and concerns about interpersonal efficacy.