Herman S, Shows W D
Int J Aging Hum Dev. 1983;18(4):243-54. doi: 10.2190/a3r8-c69h-13x5-p5v0.
The question of age changes in frequency of dream recall was addressed in a questionnaire survey of 295 collage-educated men and women aged seventeen to seventy. Dream recall was found to be maximal for men and women alike during the college years, with a subsequent decline to a much lower level in the forties and beyond. The drop in recall frequency is paralleled by a declining interest in, and valuation of, dreaming among middle-aged and older adults.
一项针对295名年龄在17岁至70岁之间、受过大学教育的男性和女性的问卷调查探讨了梦的回忆频率随年龄变化的问题。结果发现，男性和女性在大学期间梦的回忆频率都最高，随后在40岁及以后降至低得多的水平。回忆频率的下降与中年及老年人对梦的兴趣和重视程度的下降是平行的。
