Do you like to sleep? Then you will love the following. According to a Canadian study, people who sleep more tend to be happier.
What if the key to happiness was simply the number of hours we sleep per night? According to a recent study conducted by the University of British Columbia in Canada, and identified by Version Fémina, lack of sleep has a direct impact on the emotional state in which we find ourselves. This is because people who sleep well at night tend to be happier on a daily basis and focus on the positive aspects of their day. On the contrary, people who do not have a regular sleep cycle would be more stressed. To reach these conclusions, the researchers interviewed 2,000 individuals every day for a week, accurately tracked their sleep time and assessed their emotions.
“When people have a positive daytime experience, receiving a hug, or spending time in nature, they generally feel happier. But when these people sleep less time than usual, it does not stimulate in them the positive emotions that they should feel in the face of these joyful events.“, explained Nancy Sin, one of the authors of the study, as The Femina Version reports.
Lack of sleep has a big impact on health
The American Sleep Association recommends getting a minimum of seven hours of sleep per night to allow the body to regenerate properly. This is not the study conducted by researchers at the University of British Columbia who will say the opposite. According to the results of their work, people who lack sleep would focus more on the stressful moments of their day.
So to be sure of having a pleasant day, we allow ourselves an eight-hour night, and we try to go to bed before midnight, ideally around 11 p.m. According to Dr. Nerina, a sleep expert interviewed by L’Officiel, to feel rested you should fall asleep at least 90 minutes before midnight. It is during this phase (the deepest) that sleep is most restorative. Thus, the body regenerates itself physically, mentally but also emotionally. Nancy Sin specifies moreover: “For those with health problems, getting more sleep (compared to a healthy person’s usual night) especially helps them respond better to positive experiences the next day.“Is sleep the key to happiness and health?