Dream Motif Scale

Abstract

The primary purpose of this study was to develop a comprehensive assessment tool for measuring the incidence of dream motifs by revising some original items of the Dream Themes Inventory and incorporating new themes, such as those concerning one's relation to surrounding objects. The original scales for assessing the predispositions that are thought to modulate the narrative content of dreams were revised with consideration of both classical reliability and latent trait statistics. The new instrument, Dream Motif Scale, is distinguished by its good psychometric properties and proficiency in capturing the motifs experienced by over 90% of participants with dream recall in the night prior to taking part in this study. In addition, the dream prevalence, frequency, and recurrence profiles replicated in this study provide further substance to the universality, recurrence, and constancy of typical dream themes, and have important implications for the sleep-protection and adaptation functions of dreaming. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)