The Dream Property Scale: an exploratory English version.
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.
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Department of Psychology, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario L2S 3A1, Canada. t-takeuchi@crhsc.umontreal.ca
Ogilvie
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Ferrelli
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Murphy
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Belicki
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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