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This study aimed to develop a Japanese version of a scale to assess attitudes toward dreams and to examine factors related to Japanese participants\u2019 attitudes toward dreams. These factors included dream attitudes, dream-recall frequency, and various sleep-related variables (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome, insomnia, and rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder), personality traits, and quality of life. Additionally, we aimed to develop a new scale to measure dream attitudes. Nationwide data were collected from eight regions in Japan. We included 1,478 participants (728 men and 750 women) and assessed their dream attitudes, dream-recall frequency, several sleep variables, personality, and quality of life. We confirmed a two-factor structure similar to that previously described: Factor 1, named \u201cmeaning of dreams,\u201d reflects individuals\u2019 attitude to interpreting dreams, while Factor 2, named \u201cno meaning of dreams,\u201d represents the attitude that dreams have no meaning. Both factors were significantly correlated with several variables. Factor 1 was more strongly correlated with rapid eye movement sleep-related variables. Scores for both factors declined with age, especially among individuals in their 60s and 70s. Factor 1 and dream-recall frequency showed significant sex differences among individuals in their 20s and 30s. Overall, we identified a two-factor structure of attitudes toward dreams, aligning with the Schredl scale. Factor 1 (meaning of dreams) was positively correlated with several dream- and rapid eye movement-related variables. 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