Scientists wanted to find out what effects pets can have on sleep quality - the result is amazing.
Women sleep better when a dog is next to them.
This was the result of a sleep study from the USA, according to which women feel more secure next to dogs than when a cat or a person is lying next to them.
For the study, which became known in 2018, Christy L. Hoffman, Professor of Animal Behaviour, Ecology and Conservation, at Canisius College in Buffalo, asked almost a thousand women online about their sleep behavior.
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reported on the study: 55 percent of the participants stated that they shared their bed with at least one dog, 31 percent with at least one cat and 57 percent with a human partner.
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Not all dog owners let the dog sleep in the bed.
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Study: Women with a dog in bed sleep better
Those women who shared their bed with a dog reported better, more restful sleep and a greater sense of security, and also indicated that their dogs were less of a nuisance than a human partner would be.
According to the report, the study also showed that the participants found cats to be just as annoying as humans, and that they also generated a weaker sense of security.
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Study shaped by the perception of the participants
The results are strongly influenced by the perceptions of the participants who own a pet, as stated in the reports for the classification of the study.
And that follow-up studies are needed to find out how the results correlate with objective measures of sleep quality.
In addition, the US study mentioned revolves around women, as described.
In men, the feeling could be different.
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