title: The Dream Property Scale: an exploratory English version.
abstract: Our goal is to develop an English version of the Dream Property Scale (DPS-E) based on the original normed scale in Japan (DPS-J). Factor analyses extracted four factors (Emotionality, Rationality, Activity, and Impression) and its factor structure was apparently similar to the DPS-J. The DPS-E was also shown to be related to EEG power spectral values. These results indicate that the DPS-E may provide an exploratory basis for a reliable and valid tool for capturing and quantifying the properties of dream experiences that could reflect physiological activities without the intervention of experimenters. We suggest that the DPS-E will develop into a useful tool to help clarify dream production mechanisms by further investigation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario L2S 3A1, Canada. t-takeuchi@crhsc.umontreal.ca
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Ogilvie
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Ferrelli
authors.forename: T I
authors.initials: TI
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Belicki
mesh_terms: D000339:Affect; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology; D004325:Dreams / Q000502:physiology*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D012895:Sleep, REM / Q000502:physiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires