Relationship Between Personality Types in MBTI and Dream Structure Variables.

Area of Science:

• Psychology
• Dream Research

Background:

• Understanding the relationship between personality and dream content is crucial for psychological insights.
• The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and Mannheim Dream questionnaire (MADRE) are established tools for personality and dream assessment.

Purpose of the Study:

• To investigate the associations between personality types, specifically MBTI dimensions, and dream structure variables.
• To explore how the Sensation/Intuition (S/N) dimension influences the incorporation of waking events into dreams.

Main Methods:

• A questionnaire experiment with 410 participants assessed MBTI personality types and dream characteristics via MADRE.
• A dream diary experiment with 47 participants examined the metaphorical incorporation of waking events into dreams, with external judges decoding reports.

Main Results:

• Introverted (I) types reported higher emotional intensity and passive emotions in dreams, and greater distress in nightmares compared to Extroverted (E) types.
• Intuitive (N) types exhibited a more positive attitude toward dreams, derived more novel ideas, and showed greater metaphorical incorporation of waking events than Sensation (S) types.

Conclusions:

• Personality dimensions, particularly Extroversion/Introversion and Sensation/Intuition, significantly correlate with dream content and dream experience.
• The findings support the dream continuity hypothesis, suggesting that waking experiences are metaphorically integrated into dreams, especially for intuitive individuals.