The stronger their sense of purpose, the less likely they were to develop sleep disturbances during those four years. Arlener Turner and colleagues at Northwestern University recruited 825 older participants and measured not only their sense of purpose and overall sleep quality, but also the frequency of symptoms associated with greater sleep disturbance, in particular sleep apnoea and restless leg syndrome (RLS). Higher levels of purpose in life appeared to be protective against the occurrence of both sleep apnoea and RLS – and to be associated with better quality of sleep generally. Bruce Mars/Unsplash Studies appear to be showing that clarity of purpose in your life seems to coincide with better quality sleep. Further studies are needed, in particular looking at sleep quality and sense of purpose in younger adults.

Source: Stuff November 11, 2019 16:01 UTC