Revision of the good fortune scale: A new tool for the study of "big dreams."

Abstract

This article proposes a revision of the good fortune (GF) scale of the Hall and Van de Castle (HVDC;1966) content analysis scoring system. In place of the original one-point GF scale, this proposed revision offers a 6-point scale that conceptually matches the HVDC system's 6 types of misfortune. The GF scale is then applied to the 1000 HVDC norm dreams to generate a new estimation of the average frequency of the 6 types of good fortune. These findings are discussed in relation to the study of highly memorable and impactful dreams, what C. G. Jung (1948dreams, what C. G. Jung ( /1979 called "big dreams." The new GF scale strengthens the ability of the HVDC system to contribute to the interdisciplinary study of those rare but unusually significant types of dreams.

Big dreams: An analysis using central image intensity, content analysis, and word searches.

“…The first hypothesis was supported by our data (see Tables 1 and 2), showing that the most memorable dreams did indeed have much higher scores for CI intensity. This confirms previous smaller studies showing the same result (Hartmann, 2008;Hartmann & Kunzendorf, 2005-2006. As shown in Table 1, the effect size was in the same range as in the previous studies.…”

“…CI intensity has turned out to be a very useful measure. Interrater reliability has been high: r ϭ .70 to .90 in a variety of studies (Hartmann & Kunzendorf, 2005-2006Hartmann, Kunzendorf, Rosen, & Grace, 2001;Hartmann, Zborowski, Rose, & Grace, 2001). In a series of controlled studies, CI intensity has been found to be increased after trauma and in students reporting abuse at any time (Hartmann, Zborowski, Rose, & Grace, 2001).…”

“…Central image intensity was extremely high in significant and impactful dreamsmuch higher than in unselected recent dreams-but there were no control dreams for intrasubject comparison in these two groups. Thus, powerful central images appear to characterize big dreams in all these categories (Hartmann, 2008;Hartmann & Kunzendorf, 2005-2006.…”

Integration versus conflict between schools of dream theory and dreamwork: integrating the psychological core qualities of dreams with the contemporary knowledge of the dreaming brain

“…276-77 and Jung 1945/1948. Systematic research has described features to identify such dreams (Kluger 1955), (Bulkeley 2006).…”

Content analysis of Chinese dreams—Pleasure or pain?

“…Hsu and Yu Good Fortune Scale. Bulkeley's (2006) GF Scale was utilized in this study to capture the presence of positive experiences. It was created as a revision of Hall and Van de Castle's (1966) original scale, which only has a single coding for all good fortunes, as opposed to six for misfortunes.…”