The Dreams of College Men and Women in 1950 and 1980: A Comparison of Dream Contents and Sex Differences

Two samples of dreams collected from college students in 1950 and 1980 under similar conditions were analyzed using some of the Hall-Van de Castle scales. It was found that there has been little change over a period of 30 years in what college students dream about. Moreover, the sex differences in the 1980 dreams are the same as those in the 1950 dreams.