ATTRIBUTIONAL STYLE, DREAMING AND DEPRESSION

The relationship between attributional style, depression and dreaming was explored by analysing dream reports from 80 subjects for evidence of attributional style using the Content Analysis of Verbatim Material (CAVE) technique. These scores were then compared with a waking measu re of attributional style-the Expanded Attributional Style Questionnai re (EASQ) and with levels of depression as measured by the BDI. Contra ry to expectations, dream attributional style did not correlate with w aking attributional style, nor was there a significant correlation bet ween internal, global and stable attributional style in dreams and lev el of depression. Results did support previous research that an intern al, stable and global waking attributional style correlates with depre ssion. (C) 1998 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved .