Explaining the Gender Difference in Dream Recall Frequency

Dreaming

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 96-106

  Schredl, Michael ^a  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attitudes toward dreams; Dream recall; Gender difference; Neuroticism; Nocturnal awakenings

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954096973     PISSN: 10530797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019392     Document Type: Article

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