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Objectives. The study was aimed: (a) to investigate correlations between measured personality variables (boundaries, absorption, alexithymia) and dream recall frequency (drf), nightmare recall frequency (nmf), as well as nightmare variety; (b) to find out predictors of drf and nmf. Sample and setting. The research sample consisted of 469 students mostly from Palacký University in Olomouc. Women comprised 80% of the sample. Participants filled in inventories during their classes using paper-and-pencil method. Statistical analysis. Methods of descriptive, parametric, and nonparametric statistics (Cronbach's alpha, Pearson's, and Spearman's correlations, Bonferroni's correction, multiple regression analysis, and ordinal regression) were used. Results. Absorption as measured by MODTAS, correlates with drf and nmf. Boundary permeability as measured by BPQ, correlates positively with dream recall frequency, and negatively with EOT scale of TAS-20. Absorption correlates positively with nightmare variety, and negatively with EOT scale of TAS-20. Drf correlates with nightmare frequency and variety. Combination of high scores on MODTAS and low scores on TAS-20 predicts a higher drf. Nightmare frequency is influenced by sex differences (men has lower nmf than women), and drf. Combination of high absorption, nmf, and drf predicts higher nightmare variety. Study limitation. The non-representative research sample with substantially higher number of women than men was used. Test battery consisted only of the Czech translations of foreign inventories. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the Czech Republic there is no research dedicated to children's dreams. It is, however, a very interesting area, as well as dreams of adults. Our study is focused on dreams of primary school children. We use the method of semi-structured interview aimed at dream recall of primary school children. Surveyed sample consists of 35 children between six and eight years of age from an elementary school in the Czech Republic. To process the data we use the coding system of the dream content analysis developed by psychologists Calvin S. Hall and Robert Van de Castle. Particular attention is paid to formal properties of dreams such as types of characters, social interactions, activities and emotions. Other research topics are children's ability of dream recall and subjective frequency of their dreams. We are interested in children's attitudes to their dreams and connections of their contents to experiences from previous day, children's hobbies, common activities or their problems. The results of our research will be compared with similar investigations from foreign countries. The media's influence on children's dreams is also discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]