Prevalence of Dreaming Experiences Among Young Adults: Association with Sleep Quality and Personality Traits
Abstract
Abstract- The current study aimed to predict the relationship between personality traits and dreaming experiences use among young adults, associated with sleep quality and it also aimed to see the gender differences among personality traits and dreaming experiences. A sample of 350 young adults ranging in age from 18-25 years was collected from Wah Cantt, and Islamabad using convenient sampling strategy. The sample of the study consisted of (n= 137) males and (n= 213) females. The data was collected from young adults using measure for personality traits and dreaming experiences, and sleep quality use i.e., Big Five Inventory (BFI), Sleep Quality Scale (SQS), and Mannheim Dream Questionnaire (MADRE). Descriptive statistics such as Pearson correlation, and t-test were used to draw study results. The results of the present study demonstrated that the relationship between study variables is significant and in desirable direction. The findings of the study revealed that females score higher than males in exhibiting neuroticism. The results further indicated that most young adults didn’t have nightmares and lucid dreaming
Keywords: Personality Traits, Dreaming Experiences, Young Adults, Gender differences, Sleep Quality.
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