Sleep Problems and the Phenomenological Factors of Dreaming

@inproceedings{Yu2016SleepPA,
  title={Sleep Problems and the Phenomenological Factors of Dreaming},
  author={Calvin Kai-ching Yu and Nigel S. Thompson},
  year={2016}
}
This study aims to provide a preliminary overview of how specific sleep problems might have differential impacts on the phenomenological properties of dreaming. The sample contained 186 upper secondary school students, whose subjective intensity of dream experiences, thematic dream content, and sleep disturbances were assessed using the Dream Intensity Scale, Dream Motif Scale, and Sleep Habits Questionnaire, respectively. The overall evidence suggests that most sleep problems, except sleep… 
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