What is it about?
The present questionnaire study of several beliefs about dreams describes the beliefs of 486 Iranian university students in Tehran (men = 253; women = 233) from the Tarbiat Modares and Allameh Tabatabai University about their dreams through administering of the My Beliefs About Dream Questionnaire (MBDQ). The two main objectives of the research were to examine the psychometric properties of the MBDQ and to describe the dream beliefs of Iranian college students.
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Why is it important?
A wide range of variation in dream beliefs was found among Iranian college students, with religious beliefs having much influence upon them.
Perspectives
Several different beliefs about the importance of dreams have been recorded from ancient times to the present. In ancient Iranian culture, dreams had a special importance. Similarly, in modern times, Iranians, based on religious beliefs, pay much attention to their dreams.
Maria E. Aguilar-Vafaie
Tarbiat Modares University
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This page is a summary of: Iranians’ beliefs about dreams: Developing and validating the My Beliefs about Dreams Questionnaire., Dreaming, September 2018, American Psychological Association (APA),
DOI: 10.1037/drm0000085.
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