Effects of Locus of Control and Dream Recall Training
The range of benefits cannot be fully investigated until more reliable lucid dream induction techniques are established.Therefore, the purpose of this study was twofold: to increase dream recall via Dream Recall Training and to evaluate the relationship, if any, between an increased ability to recall dreams and Locus of Control.The Dream Recall Training instructions are expected to increase dream recall; they were derived from the research literature describing the previously successful dream recall training and lucid dream induction techniques, Tholey’s Combined Technique and LaBerge’s and Rheingold’s Reflection-Intention Technique. Because previously explored personality constructs have not been consistently associated with dream ability or recall, the current research also aimed at evaluating effects of locus of control as a participant variable on dreaming. Specifically, an internal locus of control is associated with the belief that events in one’s life are mostly within one’s own control; hence, it may be reasonable to ask if that perceived ability to control extends to one’s dream life. Method
Participants The participants for this study were recruited by asking for interested volunteers among the author’s coworkers, classmates, family members, and friends. The purpose of this study was described as a five-day study on the effects of Locus of Control and Dream Recall Training on non-lucid and lucid dream recall. The sample included 15 subjects who resided in South Georgia at the time of the study. There were 12 females (80%) and 3 males (20%) ranging in ages from 19-61 years old (M = 39.13, SD = 14.60). 60% of participants were married at the time of the study, 20% were in a committed relationship, 13.3% were single, and 6.7% were divorced. All participants had at least some college education although 40% had no degree yet at the time of the study, 33.3% held a Bachelor’s degree, 13.3% had earned a technical certificate or diploma, 6.7% had an Associate’s degree, and 6.7% had earned a Professional degree. Although 60% of the participants were not enrolled in
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