The present study shows that the Most Recent Dream Method developedfor the efficient and economical collection of dream reports from adults can be extended to suburban Caucasian 12-13 year-old boys and girls. A content analysis of 162 Most Recent Dreams from girls and 110 Most Recent Dreamsfrom boys using the Hall and Van de Castle (1996) coding system revealed the same general pattern of gender similarities and differences found in the dream content of young adults. A comparison of the present results with those from participants between the ages of 11-13 and with a similar social background in two longitudinal studies showed several similarities in dream content. The overall findings thus suggest that the Most Recent Dream Method may provide a reasonably representative sample of dream reports from teenagers if at least 100 to 125 Most Recent Dreams are collected for each age group. making cross-sectional developmental studies of teenagers' dreams feasible if the cooperation of a school system can be enlisted. Suggestions for other kinds of studies using Most Recent Dreams from teenagers are also discussed.
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