Abstract
This study aimed to explore relationships between personality type variables and dream structure variables. In the questionnaire experiment (N = 410), we investigated associations between different personality variables in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator questionnaire (MBTI) and various aspects of dreams in the Mannheim Dream questionnaire (MADRE). The MBTI has four dimensions. In the Extroversion/Introversion (E/I) dimension, I types dreamt more of emotional intensity and passive emotions than E types. In addition, I types may become more distressed in nightmares than E types. E types more frequently shared their dreams with others. In the Sensation/Intuition (S/N) dimension, N types had a more positive attitude toward dreams and can get more novel ideas and help from their dreams than S types. In the dream diary experiment (N = 47), we investigated whether the S/N dimension may influence waking events’ incorporation into dreams. External judges decoded paired waking events and dream reports. N types had more metaphorical incorporation than S types. More specifically, N types had more metaphorical expressions in their dreams than S types. This result may be due to the different characteristics between S types and N types. It may provide support for the dream continuity hypothesis.
Highlights
Autobiographical memory (AM) is a “memory for the events of one’s life,” including personal semantic information and personal episodic information (Baddeley, 1992)
This study explored relationships between personality type variables in MBTI and dream structure variables in MADRE, and investigated relationships between S/N dimension and the incorporation of a waking life element into dreams
E types more frequently shared their dreams with others
Summary
Autobiographical memory (AM) is a “memory for the events of one’s life,” including personal semantic information and personal episodic information (Baddeley, 1992). Horton and her colleague use the AM experiences to explain the construction of dreams (Horton and Malinowski, 2015). AM experiences are broken down into constituent fragments, reactivated “offline” during sleep, and re-combined into a novel experience. More empirical studies should be designed to investigate this
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