Learning Lucid Dreaming and its Effect on Depression in Undergraduates

dc.contributor.author	Taitz, Isaac	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2011-06-28T18:35:08Z
dc.date.available	2014-07-01T06:11:23Z
dc.date.issued	2011-05	en_US
dc.description.abstract	The present study tested two hypotheses: 1) that lucid dreaming could be effectively taught through an online intervention, and 2) that lucid dreaming can alleviate depression as mediated by LOC. Surveys consisting of (lucid) dream frequency and recall scales (Schredl and Erlacher, 2004; Doll, Gitter, and Holzinger, 2009), Rotter's LOC scale (1966), and the most recent Beck Depression Index (BDI-II) were completed by college students. The experimental group was instructed to keep dream diaries throughout the whole study. Two weeks after the preliminary survey they were presented with a lucid dreaming intervention,which instructed them to practice reality checks throughout the day in order to attain lucidity at night. Lucid dreaming frequency was found to be directly correlated with depression (p less then 0.001).Implications for therapy and suggestions for further research are suggested.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1813/23118
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	depression	en_US
dc.subject	locus of control	en_US
dc.subject	lucid dreaming	en_US
dc.subject	control dreaming	en_US
dc.subject	BDI-II	en_US
dc.title	Learning Lucid Dreaming and its Effect on Depression in Undergraduates	en_US
dc.type	dissertation or thesis	en_US

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