Table 3.
Schredl method: valence, and length in words of the initial dream or event report, time spent on each of the stages of the Schredl method, length of canonical report, and number of words in each canonical report connected, during the group session, to prior waking life, for the dream and event conditions.
| Dream M (SD) | Event M (SD) | t(8) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valence | 5.11 (1.83) | 4.89 (2.32) | 0.308 | 0.766 |
| Length of initial report (number of words) | 214.89 (105.58) | 92.56 (41.16) | 3.579 | 0.007 |
| Length of stage 1 (min) | 8.44 (2.95) | 8.33 (2.80) | 0.074 | 0.943 |
| Length of stage 2 (min) | 10.06 (4.44) | 5.89 (2.19) | 2.921 | 0.019 |
| Length of stage 3 (min) | 4.67 (1.48) | 4.28 (2.90) | 0.426 | 0.681 |
| Length of stage 4 (min) | 3.39 (1.93) | 3.44 (3.02) | –0.084 | 0.935 |
| Length of stage 5 (min) | 1.56 (1.01) | 1.50 (1.00) | 0.109 | 0.916 |
| Length of canonical report (number of words) | 458.33 (173.38) | 355.00 (184.97) | 1.876 | 0.097 |
| Number of words in report connected to waking life | 79.11 (22.74) | 61.00 (24.73) | 1.950 | 0.087 |