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Sex differences in dream aggression

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 August 2009

Michael Schredl
Michael Schredl
Affiliation:
Sleep Laboratory, Central Institute of Mental Health, J5, 68159 Mannheim, Germany. Michael.Schredl@zi-mannheim.dewww.dreamresearch.de
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Abstract

Dream research shows sex differences in dream aggression that fit very well with the findings for waking-life aggressive behaviour. Dream studies are a valuable tool for investigating variables underlying the sex difference in aggression. One might argue that studying dream aggression might be even more promising because aggression in dreams is not socially labelled, as being aggressive in waking life is.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 32 , Issue 3-4 , August 2009 , pp. 287 - 288
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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