male and female characters in a dream series

[Haunter]

Percept Mot Skills 1998 Feb;86(1):198-200

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Ratio of male and female characters in a dream series.

Schredl M, Jacob S

Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany.
The present study investigated the change in gender ratio of dream
characters in relation to the dreamer's environment in waking-life and
found a preponderance of male characters in the subject's dream while
living in a 'male' environment which was not present while living in a
'female' environment. The results support the continuity hypothesis of
dreaming and stress the importance of situational factors rather than
personality factors in the explanation of the gender ratio of dream
characters.

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I would've preferred a boot to the head, but I'll settle for what
Haunter said:

>Percept Mot Skills 1998 Feb;86(1):198-200
>
>Related Articles, Books
>
>
> Ratio of male and female characters in a dream series.
>
> Schredl M, Jacob S
>
>Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany.
>The present study investigated the change in gender ratio of dream
>characters in relation to the dreamer's environment in waking-life and
>found a preponderance of male characters in the subject's dream while
>living in a 'male' environment which was not present while living in a
>'female' environment. The results support the continuity hypothesis of
>dreaming and stress the importance of situational factors rather than
>personality factors in the explanation of the gender ratio of dream
> characters.

I think it's interesting that it doesn't say there was a preponderance
of female dream characters while living in a 'female' environment,
just not a greater number of male dream characters.

I wonder if male dream characters are greater in number in general -
if so, perhaps it's because males are simpler, and easier to create :)

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