Schredl Michael, Wood Lara C
Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Postfach 12 21 20, 68072 Mannheim, Germany.
Clocks Sleep. 2021 May 26;3(2):289-297. doi: 10.3390/clockssleep3020018.
Romantic relationships are an important part of human life and thus, according to the continuity hypothesis of dreaming, one's romantic partner should show up in dreams quite frequently. The present study is based on 1612 dream reports provided by 425 students. The findings confirmed the hypothesis that partner dreams are more frequent than ex-partner dreams and, thus, support the continuity hypothesis of dreaming. Moreover, interactions with ex-partners within the dream were more often negatively toned compared to dreamed interactions with the partner. Unexpectedly, we also found more positive emotions and friendliness in ex-partner dreams compared to partner dreams, indicating that partner dreams are more mundane. To conclude, dreams reflect important aspects of romantic partnerships and their break-ups and, thus, can be very helpful in psychotherapy.
浪漫关系是人类生活的重要组成部分，因此，根据梦的连续性假说，一个人的浪漫伴侣应该会相当频繁地出现在梦中。本研究基于425名学生提供的1612份梦的报告。研究结果证实了伴侣梦比前任伴侣梦更频繁这一假说，从而支持了梦的连续性假说。此外，与梦中与前任伴侣的互动相比，与现任伴侣的梦中互动更多带有负面基调。出乎意料的是，我们还发现，与伴侣梦相比，前任伴侣梦中有更多的积极情绪和友好氛围，这表明伴侣梦更平淡无奇。总之，梦反映了浪漫关系及其破裂的重要方面，因此在心理治疗中可能会非常有帮助。
