@ARTICLE{10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01589, AUTHOR={Zhao, Chuanwen and Wang, Jiaxi and Feng, Xiaoling and Shen, Heyong}, TITLE={Relationship Between Personality Types in MBTI and Dream Structure Variables}, JOURNAL={Frontiers in Psychology}, VOLUME={11}, YEAR={2020}, URL={https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01589}, DOI={10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01589}, ISSN={1664-1078}, ABSTRACT={This study aimed to explore relationships between personality type variables and dream structure variables. In the questionnaire experiment (N = 410), we investigated associations between different personality variables in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator questionnaire (MBTI) and various aspects of dreams in the Mannheim Dream questionnaire (MADRE). The MBTI has four dimensions. In the Extroversion/Introversion (E/I) dimension, I types dreamt more of emotional intensity and passive emotions than E types. In addition, I types may become more distressed in nightmares than E types. E types more frequently shared their dreams with others. In the Sensation/Intuition (S/N) dimension, N types had a more positive attitude toward dreams and can get more novel ideas and help from their dreams than S types. In the dream diary experiment (N = 47), we investigated whether the S/N dimension may influence waking events’ incorporation into dreams. External judges decoded paired waking events and dream reports. N types had more metaphorical incorporation than S types. More specifically, N types had more metaphorical expressions in their dreams than S types. This result may be due to the different characteristics between S types and N types. It may provide support for the dream continuity hypothesis.} }