The Mannheim dream questionnaire (MADRE): Retest reliability, age and gender effects

International Journal of Dream Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 141-147

  Schredl, Michael ^a   Berres, Sabrina ^a   Klingauf, Anna ^a   Schellhaas, Sabine ^a   Göritz, Anja S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age effects; Attitude towards dreams; Dream recall; Gender differences; Lucid dreaming; Nightmares; Retest reliability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908501661     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18667953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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