WHAT MAKES DREAMS POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE - RELATIONS TO FUNDAMENTAL DIMENSIONS OF POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE MOOD

The present study examined the general emotional content of dreams rep orted by individuals who typically experience ''positive'' versus ''ne gative'' dreams. Self-reports of tile 153 participants indicated that positive versus negative dreamers (ns=42 and 24, respectively) general ly experienced more positive emotions, e.g., joviality, self-assurance , and fewer negative emotions, e.g., fear, sadness. No differences wer e found in the self-reports of the participants in the experience of s urprise, guilt, fatigue, and shyness between the groups, hence, positi ve and negative dreams do not appear to reflect simply more positive a nd fewer negative emotions, respectively.