A Cultural Comparison of Dream Content, Mood and Waking Day Anxiety between Italians and Canadians

• DOI: 10.11588/ijodr.2013.1.9330
• Publication Date: 2013-04-25
• Authors: Teresa L. DeCicco; Marco Zanasi; Allyson Dale; Anthony Murkar; Giuliana Longo; Federica Testoni
• Keywords: Content (measure theory)

This study extends previous research on the relationship among dream content, waking day mood and anxiety while examining these variables between Italian Canadian participants. One-hundred females from Trent University, Canada (M = 23.4, SD 1.8) 100 Tor Vergata Rome 25.6, 1.9) volunteered one report completed measures of (BAI) disturbance (POMS-SF). Dream imagery was categorized with Hall Van de Castle’s method Content Analysis conducted via computer textual analyses. Significant differences were found for content as well predictive value dreams demonstrated. The findings have clinical implications Canadians Italians other cultures. Limitations future directions are discussed in terms dreams.