Bad Relationship leads to Poor Sleep

One of the most important functions of sleep is to protect us against deterioration in physical health. However, this protective function of sleep can only be realized when we have high quality uninterrupted sleep, known as restorative sleep.

One of the most important functions of sleep is to protect us against deterioration in physical health. However, this protective function of sleep can only be realised when we have high quality uninterrupted sleep, known as restorative sleep.

Restorative sleep requires feelings of safety, security, protection and absence of threats. For humans, the strongest source of feelings of safety and security is responsive social partners – whether parents in childhood or romantic partners in adulthood.

Our findings show that individuals with responsive partners experience lower anxiety and arousal, which in turn improves their sleep quality,” said lead author Emre Selcuk from Middle East Technical University in Turkey.

“Taken together, the corpus of evidence we obtained in recent years suggests that our best bet for a happier, healthier, and a longer life is having a responsive partner,” Selcuk noted.

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