Dream meaning
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In the context of dream research, money appears as a variable linked to financial stress and attitudes toward money. A study of graduate students found correlations between money-related scales and specific dream themes such as being chased, falling, and nightmares. These findings suggest that financial concerns may be associated with certain recurring dream motifs, though the study does not establish that money itself causes these dreams or that they have a universal symbolic meaning.
A 2010 study of 71 graduate students found significant correlations between money attitude scales and dream themes like being chased, falling, and nightmares. Specifically, distrust toward money correlated with higher frequencies of nightmares and recurring nightmares in this group. Concern about financial retention in graduate school was associated with more frequent nightmares and dreams of flying. These findings are correlational and limited to a specific student population during a period of economic stress. The study cannot determine if money causes these dreams or if the dreams reflect underlying financial anxiety. Other sources mentioning money in the context of violence or sex work do not provide evidence for dream symbolism.
A published account does not establish a universal meaning for your dream.
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1. Kroth J, Mann S, Cervantes C, Jaffe M, Ristic V.. Financial stress, attitudes toward money, and scores on a Dream Inventory. Psychological reports. 2010. Open source
A 2010 study of 71 graduate students found significant correlations between money attitude scales and dream themes like being chased, falling, and nightmares.
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Abstract-only; bounded to the study sample, not an individual dream meaning.
These findings are correlational and limited to a specific student population during a period of economic stress.
Recorded relationship: direct_abstract_support
Abstract-only; bounded to the study sample, not an individual dream meaning.
Specifically, distrust toward money correlated with higher frequencies of nightmares and recurring nightmares in this group.
Recorded relationship: direct_abstract_support
Abstract-only; bounded to the study sample, not an individual dream meaning.
Concern about financial retention in graduate school was associated with more frequent nightmares and dreams of flying.
Recorded relationship: direct_abstract_support
Abstract-only; bounded to the study sample, not an individual dream meaning.
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