New Research From Dreams Cloud Shines Light on What People Are Dreaming
Sterling, VA (PRWEB) July 16, 2013 -- Are bad dreams more common than happy dreams? Do men and women experience different dreams? Does the content of dreams vary by one’s location or culture? Dreams Cloud, the leading source for dreams and dreaming, has insights that address these popular questions.
Dreams Cloud has analyzed a sample of 10,000 dreams logged on its website and free mobile apps, and is excited to announce the findings. According to the data collected in this sample:
Dreamers often experience both positive and negative emotions in the same dream.
• 46% percent of the dreams analyzed elicited mixed positive and negative emotions.
• 19% of dreams were classified as neutral – i.e., a dream that did not evoke positive or negative emotions; men reported 12% more neutral dreams than women.
• Of the remaining dreams, 18% were reported to be negative, and 17% positive.
There appear to be cultural differences in what people dream or how they feel about their dreams.
• U.S.-based men reported more intense emotions than their overseas counterparts: 24% of U.S.-based men rated their dreams as intensely positive or negative, compared to only 14% of those in other countries. Additionally, men in countries outside of the U.S. were about 30% more likely than U.S. men to classify the emotions in their dreams as neutral (neither positive nor negative).
• Among women, those outside of the U.S. reported intensely negative dreams 30% more often than those in the U.S.
There are many similarities in the words men and women use to describe their dreams, but there are also interesting differences.
• “Confused” and “confusing” were the words most used by both men and women in describing their dreams.
• “Danger,” “alarmed,” and “concerned” were also frequently used by both genders, as were “love” and “family.”
• Words that were more prevalent among men’s dreams included “adventure” and “amazing,” while in women’s dreams “crying,” “anxious” and “happy” all appeared more often.
These findings are based on a sample of dreams recorded by users of Dreams Cloud, and may not be representative of the population as a whole.
Users can log their dreams anonymously on the Dreams Cloud website or its free mobile apps for Apple, Android, Blackberry and Windows. In addition to writing a description of the dream, users can record specific details including key words, emotions, colors and numbers, and they can select pictures to associate with their dreams. Once posted, dreams can be kept private in a user’s dream journal, or can be shared with select friends or publicly. Dreams Cloud strictly protects user anonymity and does not share user details.
About Dreams Cloud
Dreams Cloud, a subsidiary of Dreams Book Inc. (DBI), is a global resource which specializes in gathering, saving, and tabulating a statistical compilation of dreams. The website provides its members with tools to log their dreams, create various dream journals, save them privately or share them publicly or anonymously, and receive reflections on their dreams. The goal of Dreams Cloud is to better its members’ lives and those of the public through its efforts. To learn more about Dreams Cloud, please visit http://www.dreamscloud.com.
About Dreams Book Inc.
Dreams Book Inc. (DBI), a Herndon, VA, based company, is the creator and manager of various internet-based projects. DBI employs fractional management and in-house expertise and development as well as a multi-national outsourced team to create value for its stakeholders through synergetic and strategic project management. DBI specializes in projects that provide social benefits and have mass appeal.
Matt N. Tabrizi, Dreams Book, Inc., 703 493 0007, [email protected]
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