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Two in a bed: the influence of couple sleeping and chronotypes on relationship and sleep. An overview
Richter K, Adam S, Geiss L, Peter L, Niklewski G · Chronobiology International 33(10):1464–1472 · 2016
Key finding
Objective sleep is often worse when sharing a bed, though subjective satisfaction can be higher — hence the 'partial sleep divorce'.
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