20th Annual International Conference of the 
Association for the Study of Dreams
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June 27 - July 1,  2003
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Berkeley, California

ABSTRACT


Sleep Habits and Subjective Quality of Life of Lucid Dreamers in Austria

Brigitte Holzinger, Institute for Consciousness and Dream Research, Austria; Psychologist, Psychotherapist (Gestalt), Research in Lucid Dreaming and Sleep Research; in private practice.

Kapfhammer Georg, Public Hospital Baumgartner Heohe, Department of Pulmology, Vienna, Austria.

Josef Bolitschek, Elisabethinen - Hospital, Department of Pulmology, Linz, Austria.

Bernd Saletu, University Hospital of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Vienna, Austria.

     Anita Schmeiser-Rieder, Institute of Social Medicine, Vienna, Austria.

Rainer Popovic, University Hospital, Department of Pulmology, Vienna, Austria.

Josef Zeitlhofer, University Hospital of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Vienna, Austria.

Summary of Presentation

The Austrian Sleep Research Association (ASRA) carried out a representative epidemiological survey of the Sleep Behavior and Quality of Life of the Austrian population. This presentation will report and discuss the Sleep Habits and the subjective reports of Quality of Life of  Lucid Dreamers in Austria.

 


Abstract 

SLEEP AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF  LUCID DREAMERS IN AUSTRIA

 Lucid dreaming is met with a growing interest. Therefore we were able to add a question for assessing lucid dreamers in an epidemiological survey about Sleep Behavior and Quality of Life in Austria. Lucid dreams is defined as the awareness of the dream state while dreaming and the ability to act voluntarily in this dream (Gackenbach, LaBerge; 1988).

 The Austrian Sleep Research Association (ASRA) carried out an epidemiological survey of the Sleep Behavior of the Austrian population correlated with the subjective estimate of Quality of Life and the assessment of Lucid Dreaming. A representative population of 1046 people, aged over 15, was taken by random sampling. Data of 1039 contributed to the data set described below.

The goal of this presentation, is to report and discuss the Sleep Habits and the subjective reports of Quality of Life of  Lucid Dreamers in Austria.

 

 

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Program Chair: Alan Siegel, Ph.D.
Program Committee: Mark Blagrove, Ph.D.; Kelly Bulkeley, Ph.D.; Rita Dwyer; Nancy Grace, M.A.; Roger Knudson, Ph.D.; Richard Russo, M.A.; Richard Wilkerson; Lilith Wolinsky; Dave Pleasants
Conference Co-Hosts: Nancy Lund, M.A.; Steven Smith, M.B.A.; M.A.; Bob Hoss, M.S.
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Host Committee :Marilyn Fowler (Volunteer Coordinator); Emily Anderson

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