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Predisposition for nightmares: A study of hypnotic ability, vividness of imagery, and absorption
Author(s) -
Belicki Kathryn,
Belicki Denis
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198609)42:5<714::aid-jclp2270420506>3.0.co;2-k
Subject(s) - hypnotic susceptibility , nightmare , psychology , mental image , absorption (acoustics) , fantasy , hypnosis , clinical psychology , psychiatry , cognition , optics , medicine , art , physics , alternative medicine , literature , pathology
The relationships of nightmare frequency to hypnotic ability, vividness of visual imagery, and the tendency to become absorbed in fantasy‐like experiences were examined. Subjects were 841 undergraduate university students who participated in group tests of hypnotic ability, after which they estimated the number of nightmares that they had experienced in the prior year. In addition, 406 of the subjects completed Marks' Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire, and Rotenberg and Bowers' Absorption scale. Of the subjects, 76% reported experiencing at least one nightmare in the prior year; 8.3% indicated one or more per month. Individuals with frequent nightmares scored higher on hypnotizability, vividness of visual imagery, and absorption.