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  • Neuroscience
  • Consciousness Studies

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  • Lucid dreaming (LD) involves dream awareness and potential control.
  • Methodological variations exist in assessing LD prevalence.
  • Different questionnaire approaches may impact findings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare LD frequency using two questionnaire types: definition-based and indicator-based.
  • To examine the relationship between LD prevalence and vividness of mental imagery and parasomnia.
  • To investigate potential methodological effects on LD research.

Main Methods:

  • Administered two retrospective self-report questionnaires to French students.
  • One questionnaire provided a definition of LD (DefQuest).
  • The other used separate questions for dream awareness and control (AwarContQuest).

Main Results:

  • No significant difference in LD frequencies was found between the two questionnaire types.
  • LD prevalence was 81.05% for DefQuest and 73.38% for AwarContQuest.
  • Correlations between LD and mental imagery/parasomnia differed across questionnaires.

Conclusions:

  • Questionnaire methodology may influence the observed links between LD and other psychological factors.
  • Researchers should exercise caution when interpreting correlations involving LD.
  • Further research is needed to understand the impact of LD assessment methods.