Experiences of nursing students regarding sexual dreams.

Gutiérrez-Puertas, Lorena; Márquez-Hernández, Verónica V.; Aguilera-Manrique, Gabriel

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“…People often reported sexual pleasure and emotional satisfaction during or after sexual dreams (Gutiérrez-Puertas et al, 2017;Younis et al, 2017;Yu, 2013), which supported our result that sDreamers scored higher on Joyfulness (i.e., the happiness and satisfaction with sexual dreams). Higher Familiarity (i.e., the familiar scenes appeared in sexual dreams) in sDreamers was in accordance with the continuity hypothesis of dreaming (Domhoff, 1999(Domhoff, , 2003 as well as with the finding that the most common targets involved in sexual dreams were friends or acquaintances or both of that individual (King et al, 2009).…”

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“…Previous literature showed that frequency of sexual dreams was related to the sexual fantasies in waking time (Schredl et al, 2009). Sexual dream functioned as a positive manifestation of sexuality and perhaps fulfilled individual’s unsatisfied sexual desires during waking state, for instance, people often felt satisfied after having sexual dreams (Gutiérrez-Puertas et al, 2017; Younis et al, 2017). However, deviant sexual dreams that influence one’s sleep quality and cause sleep problems might affect physical and mental health adversely (Manocchia et al, 2001; Stein et al, 2008).…”

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Prevalence and detailed experience of frequent sexual dream in Chinese university students.

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Lu²,

Lv³

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The sexual dream is partly connected with sexual crimes and affects both physical and psychological well-being of university students, but there is no investigation on the detailed sexual dream experience and the depressive mood in this population in China. Altogether 3,479 students in a comprehensive Chinese university were invited to report their frequency of lifelong sexual dream. The frequent sexual dreamers (sDreamers) and nonfrequent sexual dreamers (controls) were invited to answer the Sexual Dream Experience Questionnaire (SDEQ) and the Plutchik-van Praag Depression Inventory. Altogether 1,481 students reported their lifetime sexual dreams (the prevalence of sexual dream was 42.57%), and 89 were defined as sDreamers (the prevalence of frequent sexual dream was 2.56%), with a male preponderance. Comparisons between sDreamers and the 213 controls have shown that the SDEQ Joyfulness, Familiarity, and Bizarreness scores were elevated in sDreamers. Moreover, Plutchik-van Praag Depression Inventory was correlated with SDEQ Joyfulness and Bizarreness in sDreamers and with Joyfulness in controls. This is the first report in Chinese university students regarding the sexual dream experience and depressive mood, which might help to investigate the emotional state in frequent sexual dreamers.

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Prevalence and detailed experience of frequent sexual dream in Chinese university students.

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Lv³

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“…However, ∼16% of men and 18% of women reported experiencing erotic dreams “often” or “very often,” which support that these sexually related dreams are usual. Although the lack of a significant sex difference in the prevalence of erotic dreams contrasts with results from some studies (Gutiérrez-Puertas et al, 2017; Schredl et al, 2009), it is consistent with findings from Canadian samples (Zadra, 2007; Zanasi et al, 2012). Thus, cultural differences surrounding sexuality and open attitudes may be at play in the general prevalence rate of sexual dreams in men and women.…”

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“…One important finding on the content of sexually toned dreams is that only a minority of these dreams include the dreamer’s current or past romantic partners (Clarke et al, 2010; Zadra, 2007; Zadra & Gervais, 2011). In fact, in ∼70% of women’s erotic dreams and up to 90% of men’s erotic dreams, the identified sexual target is not the dreamer’s current sex partner, but rather another character such as an acquaintance, colleague, stranger, or public figure (Gutiérrez-Puertas et al, 2017; King et al, 2009; Yu, 2013; Zadra, 2007). Even in individuals involved in a committed relationship, research shows that the dreamer’s current partner only figures in about a third of reported sexual dreams (King et al, 2009; Younis et al, 2017).…”

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Targets of erotic dreams and their associations with waking couple and sexual life.

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Erotic dreams are common, but the ways in which they reflect waking day romantic relationships remain understudied. We examined the targets of erotic dreams reported by 470 men and 575 women in a romantic relationship as well as the associations between these targets and measures of couple and sexual life. Over 95% of all participants reported having erotic dreams. Women were more likely than men to report that their erotic dreams included their current partner, whereas men were more likely to report dreaming of someone other than their current partner, especially an acquaintance. Logistic regression analyses revealed that individuals in relationships of longer duration, with higher relationship satisfaction, greater sexual desire, and higher frequency of sexual intercourse with their partner were more likely to report erotic dreams involving their partner, whereas participants in relationships of shorter duration and with lower relationship satisfaction were more likely to report erotic dreams involving an ex-partner. Individuals reporting extradyadic sexual behaviors were less likely to have erotic dreams involving their current partner and more likely to dream about an ex-partner or an acquaintance. These results are consistent with the continuity hypothesis of dreaming showing that dream content tends to reflect waking thoughts and concerns.

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Sex dreams: Gender, erotophilia, and sociosexuality as predictors of content, valence, and frequency

Hmidan

Weaver

2019

The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality

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The continuity hypothesis suggests that dream content is directly related to waking life experiences, personality traits, and gender; however, little is known about sexual dreaming. To address this gap, the current study examined how gender, sociosexuality (one’s willingness to engage in sexual relations outside of committed relationships) and erotophilia (a learned disposition to respond positively to sexual stimuli) related to the content, frequency, and valence of sexual dreams. Participants (n = 482) completed an online survey assessing their sex dream experiences, sociosexuality, and erotophilia and were asked to describe their most recent sexual dream. Men scored higher on sociosexuality and sex dream valence than women, but there were no gender differences in erotophilia or sex dream frequency. Individuals who scored higher on sociosexuality and erotophilia reported experiencing more frequent sex dreams and evaluated them more positively. Hierarchical regression analysis demonstrated that erotophilia and sociosexuality significantly predicted sex dream valence, accounting for 24.3% of the variance. The addition of gender at step 2 was significant, but only accounted for an additional 1.9% of the variance. Participants’ descriptions of their most recent sex dream were analyzed for common themes related to variables such as the partner(s) involved (most common: current partner), location (most common: house/apartment), and types of sexual behaviors involved (most common: kissing). Exploratory analyses, limitations, and future directions are discussed.

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Experiences of nursing students regarding sexual dreams.

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Prevalence and detailed experience of frequent sexual dream in Chinese university students.

Prevalence and detailed experience of frequent sexual dream in Chinese university students.

Targets of erotic dreams and their associations with waking couple and sexual life.

Sex dreams: Gender, erotophilia, and sociosexuality as predictors of content, valence, and frequency

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