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Poor Sleep Is Associated With
Lower Relationship Satisfaction
In Both Women And Men
A
direct correlation exists between couples' sleep quality and the
quality
of their relationship, according to a research abstract that
will be presented
at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the
Associated Professional
Sleep Societies.
Results indicate that
on a day to day basis, couples' relationship quality
affects their
sleep, and their sleep also affects their subsequent relationship
functioning.
For men, better sleep was associated with more
positive ratings of relationship
quality the next day. For women,
negative partner interactions during the day
were associated with
poorer sleep efficiency for both themselves and their
partner that
night.
"When we look at the data on a day-by-day basis, there
seems to be a vicious
cycle in which sleep affects next day
relationship functioning, and relationship
functioning affects the
subsequent night's sleep," explained the principal
investigator at the
University of Arizona. "In this cycle, conflict with one's partner
during the day leads to worse sleep that night, which leads to more
conflict the
following day. Although these results are preliminary due
to the relatively small
sample size and a subjective measure of sleep
quality, the woman's perception
of the relationship seems particularly
important, as it impacts both her own and
her partner's subjective
sleep quality that night."
The study involved data from 29
heterosexual, co-sleeping couples who did not
have children. Each
completed sleep diaries for seven days. Each partner was
asked to
record the quality of interactions with their partner six times a day.
Improving
either quality of sleep or relationships may provide overall benefits,
as the two directly impact each other. The researchers recommend that
couples
should resolve disputes before going to bed and avoid
confrontational discussions
on a day when one or both of them had a bad
night's sleep.
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