Nightmare protection, gender, and video game play.

This study utilized an online survey containing 5 questionnaires to address the different hypotheses, including gathering a recent nightmare and coping response to this nightmare. Results, which are consistent with previous research, indicate that males and females are playing different types of video games. Males were playing more combat-centric games, which may be nightmare inoculating. For females, casual games may not be providing the nightmare protection as they do in males. No support was found for stereotype threat with the current measure. Early support was found for differences in waking and in-dream coping styles. Overall, continued evidence of sex differences in nightmare inoculations was found and some light was shed on what may be causing these differences. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)
Source: Dreaming - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Source Type: research