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Sleeping together: understanding the association between relationship type, sexual activity, and sleep

OBJECTIVE: Insufficient sleep, and particularly difficulties initiating sleep, are prevalent in the community. Treatment for poor sleep typically consists of pharmacological intervention, or cognitive behavioural therapies - which can be both costly and time-consuming. Evidence suggests that sexual...

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Autores principales: Sprajcer, Madeline, O’Mullan, Catherine, Reynolds, Amy, Paterson, Jessica L., Bachmann, Alysa, Lastella, Michele
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Brazilian Association of Sleep and Latin American Federation of Sleep 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8889988/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35273751
http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/1984-0063.20220005
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author Sprajcer, Madeline
O’Mullan, Catherine
Reynolds, Amy
Paterson, Jessica L.
Bachmann, Alysa
Lastella, Michele
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description OBJECTIVE: Insufficient sleep, and particularly difficulties initiating sleep, are prevalent in the community. Treatment for poor sleep typically consists of pharmacological intervention, or cognitive behavioural therapies - which can be both costly and time-consuming. Evidence suggests that sexual activities may positively impact sleep. However, little is known about relationship types, sexual activities, and perceived sleep outcomes. The aim of this study was to explore the association between relationship type (e.g., having a regular, occasional, or casual partner), sexual activity and satisfaction, and perceived sleep outcomes, to identify potential strategies to improve sleep. METHODS: Seven-hundred and seventy-eight participants aged 18 years and over (442 females, 336 males; mean age 34.5 ± 11.4 years) responded to a cross-sectional online anonymous survey at their convenience. Participants were asked about their sleep, sexual activity and satisfaction, and relationship type. RESULTS: Results from multiple regression analyses with age and gender covariates revealed that shorter sleep latencies were associated with regular relationships (p = 0.030), greater emotional satisfaction with sexual activity (p = 0.029), and increased frequency of orgasm (p < 0.001). Men reported a greater frequency of orgasm than women (p < 0.001). DISCUSSION: Findings indicate that relationship type may be associated with improved sleep outcomes, including sleep latency. Relationship type should therefore be taken into consideration by clinicians when developing treatment plans for individuals with poor sleep.
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spelling pubmed-88899882022-03-09 Sleeping together: understanding the association between relationship type, sexual activity, and sleep Sprajcer, Madeline O’Mullan, Catherine Reynolds, Amy Paterson, Jessica L. Bachmann, Alysa Lastella, Michele Sleep Sci Original Articles OBJECTIVE: Insufficient sleep, and particularly difficulties initiating sleep, are prevalent in the community. Treatment for poor sleep typically consists of pharmacological intervention, or cognitive behavioural therapies - which can be both costly and time-consuming. Evidence suggests that sexual activities may positively impact sleep. However, little is known about relationship types, sexual activities, and perceived sleep outcomes. The aim of this study was to explore the association between relationship type (e.g., having a regular, occasional, or casual partner), sexual activity and satisfaction, and perceived sleep outcomes, to identify potential strategies to improve sleep. METHODS: Seven-hundred and seventy-eight participants aged 18 years and over (442 females, 336 males; mean age 34.5 ± 11.4 years) responded to a cross-sectional online anonymous survey at their convenience. Participants were asked about their sleep, sexual activity and satisfaction, and relationship type. RESULTS: Results from multiple regression analyses with age and gender covariates revealed that shorter sleep latencies were associated with regular relationships (p = 0.030), greater emotional satisfaction with sexual activity (p = 0.029), and increased frequency of orgasm (p < 0.001). Men reported a greater frequency of orgasm than women (p < 0.001). DISCUSSION: Findings indicate that relationship type may be associated with improved sleep outcomes, including sleep latency. Relationship type should therefore be taken into consideration by clinicians when developing treatment plans for individuals with poor sleep. Brazilian Association of Sleep and Latin American Federation of Sleep 2022 /pmc/articles/PMC8889988/ /pubmed/35273751 http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/1984-0063.20220005 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8889988/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35273751
http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/1984-0063.20220005
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