Poglądy studentów na temat roli marzeń sennych w życiu człowieka

Students’ views on the role of dreams in human lifeThe present study was an attempt to analyse dreams as a behaviour and investigated subjectively perceived role of dreams. It examined the private concepts of dreams and dreaming and the influence of dreams on other types of behaviour, which can manifest in sharing dreams with other people, trying to interpret one’s own dreams, believing they have special meaning or behaving according to the clues given by the dream.The sample consisted of 47 subjects, students aged 19–20. A structured interview, individually obtained with every subject, was used. The results indicate interesting relationship between analysed variables and gender, they also show appreciable individual differences in both common notions about dreams and the way dreams can influence other kinds of behaviour.