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June 3, 2026Behavioral and Brain Sciences0 citations

Gender differences in partner and ex-partner dreams

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MSMichael Schredl

Key Points

  • This research aims to explore gender differences in the emotional tone of partner and ex-partner dreams.
  • Analyzed dream descriptions from men and women based on emotional tone.
  • Compared stress levels related to partnerships and break-ups between genders.
  • Women reported more negatively toned partner dreams compared to men.
  • Emotional consequences of break-ups were found to be more stressful for women than men.

Abstract

The dream studies support the notion that partner dreams are more negatively toned in women compared to men, indicating that women do not profit as much from partnerships as men. Furthermore, the findings indicate that the consequences of break-ups might be more stressful for women than men on an emotional level, contrary to the claim in the target article.

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Michael Schredl (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1fc49adee9eb8c0dce6143https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x25102380
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