Gender Specific Ego Functioning in the Manifest Dreams of College Students
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1989
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Haverford College. Department of Psychology
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Gender differences in the manifest dreams of college students were investigated. 173 dreams were collected from 30 subjects, 16 females and 14 males. Dreams were coded using an 85 variable coding system developed specifically for this study. Significant gender differences in several areas were found. Males were found to have more detailed, outdoor and improbable settings. Their dreams revealed a greater number and intensity of activities. Males also reported more positive affect. Females showed more body and food conflict, and more negative affect. Females also showed more affiliation motivation, while males showed achievement motivation. It was concluded that differences in the ego structures of the two genders reflects themselves in the structure of the manifest dream.