Schredl M, Pallmer R
Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit, Mannheim.
Prax Kinderpsychol Kinderpsychiatr. 1998 Sep;47(7):463-76.
In regard of the literature reporting gender differences in dream life of adults and children the present study investigated anxiety dreams in a sample of 624 school-aged children (10 to 16 years). Girls reported a heightened frequency of anxiety dreams, especially after the age of 14 years. Gender differences in dream content were found, too. Boys more often dreamt of monsters and big animals whereas girls' dreams were dominated by humans and small animals as aggressors. Overall the findings support the hypothesis that gender specific socialization is reflected in dreams. Further research may concentrate on topics such as the relationship between anxiety dream frequency and problem-solving skills or the treatment of nightmares with imagery rehearsal.
关于文献报道的成人和儿童梦境生活中的性别差异，本研究调查了624名学龄儿童（10至16岁）样本中的焦虑梦境。女孩报告的焦虑梦境频率更高，尤其是在14岁之后。在梦境内容方面也发现了性别差异。男孩更多地梦到怪物和大型动物，而女孩的梦境则以人类和小型动物作为攻击者为主。总体而言，研究结果支持了这样一种假设，即特定性别的社会化在梦境中得到体现。进一步的研究可以集中在焦虑梦境频率与解决问题能力之间的关系，或者意象排练治疗噩梦等主题上。
