Table 1.
Emotional intensity of the recent experiences as a function of (non-)incorporation into REM vs SWS dreams
| Incorporated |
Non-incorporated |
n | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | s.d. | Mean | s.d. | ||
| REM dreams | |||||
| Positive emotional items | 2.041 | 0.407 | 1.739 | 0.516 | 12 |
| Negative emotional items | 1.961 | 0.704 | 1.600 | 0.764 | 12 |
| SWS dreams | |||||
| Positive emotional items | 2.104 | 0.684 | 1.505 | 0.499 | 8 |
| Negative emotional items | 2.167 | 0.753 | 1.770 | 0.581 | 6 |
Emotional intensity (mean ± s.d.) of recent daily log items as a function of whether the item was or was not incorporated into a REM or SWS dream, and as a function of valence of the daily log item emotion. Note: Emotions of daily log items were rated −3, −2, −1, 0, +1, +2, +3, and negatively valenced items are represented by absolute value of score. n refers to number of participants for each condition.