跨文化梦境解释信念研究

This expanded cross‐cultural study probes the varied beliefs surrounding dream interpretation among adults in four culturally distinct regions: the United States (Western), China (East Asian), India (South Asian), and Nigeria (West African). Building on classical psychoanalytic (Freud, 1900) and cognitive‐emotional (Cartwright, 2010) theories, as well as indigenous dream frameworks such as the Zhougong Jie Meng and Yoruba priestly traditions, we surveyed 200 individuals (50 per region) using a rigorously validated 25‐item Dream Beliefs Questionnaire. Analysis incorporated descriptive statistic