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16/04/2014
The research, which was conducted as part of the Edinburgh International Science Festival, found that couples who sleep less than an inch apart are more likely to be happy in their relationship, than those partners who sleep with a gap wider than 30 inches between them.
In addition, those who made physical contact as they slept were happier than those who had a "no touching" rule as they tried to sleep.
A total of 1,000 people took part in the study, which also revealed the most popular sleeping positions of couples. 42% lie back to back, while 31% face the same direction and 4% face one another. A further 12% were found to spend the night less than an inch apart while just 2% were separated by more than 30 inches. Of those who slept less than an inch away, 86% were happy with their relationship, compared to 66% of couples who slept more than 30 inches apart.
Professor Richard Wiseman, a psychologist at the University of Hertfordshire, who is leading the study, said: "One of the most important differences involved touching.
"94% of couples who spent the night in contact with one another were happy with their relationship, compared to just 68% of those that didn't touch.
"This is the first survey to examine couples' sleeping positions, and the results allow people to gain an insight into someone's personality and relationship by simply asking them about their favourite sleeping position."
(JP/MH)
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How Couples' Sleep Reveals Their Closeness
A new study has found that how couples sleep at night is reflected in how close they are in their relationship.The research, which was conducted as part of the Edinburgh International Science Festival, found that couples who sleep less than an inch apart are more likely to be happy in their relationship, than those partners who sleep with a gap wider than 30 inches between them.
In addition, those who made physical contact as they slept were happier than those who had a "no touching" rule as they tried to sleep.
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A total of 1,000 people took part in the study, which also revealed the most popular sleeping positions of couples. 42% lie back to back, while 31% face the same direction and 4% face one another. A further 12% were found to spend the night less than an inch apart while just 2% were separated by more than 30 inches. Of those who slept less than an inch away, 86% were happy with their relationship, compared to 66% of couples who slept more than 30 inches apart.
Professor Richard Wiseman, a psychologist at the University of Hertfordshire, who is leading the study, said: "One of the most important differences involved touching.
"94% of couples who spent the night in contact with one another were happy with their relationship, compared to just 68% of those that didn't touch.
"This is the first survey to examine couples' sleeping positions, and the results allow people to gain an insight into someone's personality and relationship by simply asking them about their favourite sleeping position."
(JP/MH)
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