Drebing C E, Gooden W E, Drebing S M, Van de Kemp H, Malony H N
Fuller Theological Seminary, Graduate School of Psychology, Massachusetts, USA.
Int J Aging Hum Dev. 1995;40(1):73-87. doi: 10.2190/W31M-5LQN-7LR0-WH9P.
The current study examines the Dream in midlife women and its impact on mental health functioning. Ninety midlife women filled out a questionnaire examining Dream Status, Dream Success, Dream Content, and Dream Support, as well as mental health factors of depression, anxiety, and purpose-in-life. Neither early nor current Dream Status was not found to be significantly related to mental health factors. Partial support was found for the hypothesis that Dream Success is related to mental health factors. Early Dream Content related to career and current Dream Content related to both marriage/intimacy and career are related to positive performance on mental health factors. Dream Support is positively related both to Dream Success and to mental health factors while resistance to the Dream is not. The results are discussed in light of gender differences in the developmental function and impact of the Dream.
当前的研究考察了中年女性的梦想及其对心理健康功能的影响。90名中年女性填写了一份问卷，该问卷涉及梦想状态、梦想成就、梦想内容、梦想支持，以及抑郁、焦虑和生活目标等心理健康因素。研究发现，早期和当前的梦想状态均与心理健康因素无显著关联。对于梦想成就与心理健康因素相关这一假设，研究提供了部分支持。与职业相关的早期梦想内容以及与婚姻/亲密关系和职业均相关的当前梦想内容，都与心理健康因素的积极表现有关。梦想支持与梦想成就和心理健康因素均呈正相关，而对梦想的抵触则不然。研究结果结合了梦想在发展功能和影响方面的性别差异进行了讨论。
