Abstrakt: According to the former research, alexithymia is related to lower dream recall frequency and also to thick boundaries. There are conflicting findings on association between nightmare frequency and alexithymia. Most of the studies in this area are case reports or have correlational nature. The present study tries to provide a deeper understanding to relations between dream recall frequency, nightmare frequency, alexithymia and other personality traits. Participants (N=315) were asked to fill in Boundary Personality Questionnaire (BPQ), Modified Tellegen Absorption Scale (MODTAS), Dream recall questionnaire and Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) consisting of three scales: Difficulty Describing Feelings, Difficulty Identifying Feelings, and Externally-Oriented Thinking. Regression analyses were computed separately for men and women. According to the results there is no relation between nightmare frequency and alexithymia. On the other hand, associations between alexithymia and dream recall frequency were found. Thinner boundaries in the mind together with high absorption and low scores on alexithymia subscales predict a higher dream recall frequency. This model had a much stronger effect in men. It seems that there is a difference between men and women in the impact of the specific facets of alexithymia on dream recall frequency. Externally-

oriented thinking and ability of describing feelings have a greater impact on a dream recall frequency in men than in women. Difficulty identifying feelings have impact on dream recall frequency only in women. These results support findings of the research focused on alexithymia and dream recall in asthmatic patients by Levin et al. (1997), where differences were found between men and women.