Recall of Lucid Dreaming and Personality Traits: Analysis of the Big Five and Stress Coping Style among Chinese University Students

Abstract

Lucid dreaming is defined as achieving conscious awareness of dreaming while still asleep. Lucid dreaming can manipulate scripts and is known as a non-pharmacological treatment for nightmares caused by psychological stress. This study examined the relationship between the type of lucid dreaming (self-awareness and script control), Big Five, and stress coping styles using a web-based survey of 647 Chinese university students. Our results indicated that neuroticism and problem-focused stress coping were positively related to the self-awareness of lucid dreaming. In contrast, openness and avoidance-escape stress coping were positively related to lucid dreaming with script control.