Table 4.

Mean Word Count Analyses for REM vs. NREM Dreams

	REM	NREM	p value	Published norm
Unique words	42.8 (7.4)	47.7 (17.2)	.36	50.8
I	5.8(1.7)	6.9(1.4)	.08	8.5
We	1.9 (1.2)	.97 (1.0)	.045	1.1
Self	7.7(1.8)	7.9(1.5)	.78	9.5
Insight	1.9(1.1)	2.8 (1.3)	.09	2.0
Positive emotion	1.0 (.80)	1.4(1.0)	.26	2.4
Negative emotion	1.2 (.80)	1.2 (.81)	.86	1.6
Social processes	10.24(2.1)	6.8 (3.0)	.003**	8.8
References to other people	5.4(1.8)	3.5 (2.1)	.023*	5.0

^*Significant at the 0.05 level or better.

^**Significant at the .01 level or better.