Happily Married And Sleepy

Main Category: Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia
Also Included In: Mental Health;  Psychology / Psychiatry;  Women's Health / Gynecology
Article Date: 21 Jun 2008 - 10:00 PDT

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For many women the secret of a good night's sleep is a happy marriage, according to a study in US.

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh studied nearly 2,000 middle-aged women across the country. Specifically they recorded the subjects' own assessment of their marital happiness and compared this with how well they slept.

The team led by Dr Wendy Troxel found that happily married women had less difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, fewer early morning awakenings, and more restful sleep as compared to unhappily married women.

"The results show that happily married women have fewer sleep problems," she said.

The link was not seen however, in the minority of women from ethnic minority backgrounds.

Written by Michael Day, sponsored by sanofi-aventis

SLEEP 2008 - Baltimore