On the relationship between the spouses will tell the pose during sleep
Last reviewed: 17.10.2021
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Relations between spouses can be told the simplest things, for example posture during sleep. A new research project in Edinburgh showed that the posture in which a person usually falls asleep can reveal a lot about him, as well as his relationship with relatives.
In the course of the survey, more than a thousand people were interviewed, who told about their usual position at night during sleep, and also evaluated themselves and their family relationships. As a result, the most common pose among spouses was back to back (slightly more than 40%), then the pose of spouses in one direction (slightly more than 30%) and only 4% of spouses preferred to fall asleep face to face. In addition, scientists found that 12% of spouses fall asleep near each other, and 2% at night sleep at a great distance from the spouse.
As noted by Dr. Wiseman, the author of the project, touching in family relationships is of great importance, because according to the survey results, more than 90% of spouses who slept nearby and touched each other during sleep were more satisfied with their family life compared to couples falling asleep at a distance from each other. Also, experts concluded that the longer the spouses sleep at a distance, the worse the relationship between them. More than 80% of couples who slept close to each other were happy with their family life.
In addition, the survey showed that extroverts (active, open people, prone to impulsive behavior) prefer to fall asleep close to their second half, and creative creative personalities like to sleep on their sides (left or right).
But Dr. Wiseman also noted that such a study was the first in the study of positions for sleeping between spouses. The results of the survey provide an opportunity to re-evaluate the relationship between people, carefully looking at how they fall asleep.
However, the intense relationships between spouses not only separate them from each other during sleep, but also depress the immune system. Internal feelings due to family scandals and problems increase the hormone "stress" in the body - cortisol, which, in turn, negatively affects the overall health. From a psychological point of view, problems in the family contribute to the development of such an emotional background that leads to the development of anxiety. In this case, people always interpret ambiguous events in a negative light, they become uncertain, they need confirmation of love.
A group of researchers at a university in Ohio studied the impact of anxiety on the relationship of married couples living together for about 12 years. As a result of the study, the scientists came to the conclusion that people with a heightened sense of anxiety in the body have a cortisol level of 11% higher. In addition, such people's health was much weaker, in comparison with other participants in the study. Also, scientists have established that in the body of people with a heightened sense of anxiety, the immune system produces 22% less cells that are necessary to suppress infection.
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