New research reveals happiness is related to napping

Research carried out by psychologist Professor Richard Wiseman from the University of Hertfordshire for the Edinburgh International Science Festival has revealed the surprising relationship between napping and happiness.

Over 1,000 participants rated both their happiness and whether they napped during the day. They were classified into three groups: ‘No nappers’, ‘Short Nappers’ (naps under 30 minutes), and ‘Long Nappers’ (naps over 30 minutes).

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I’ve noticed I sometimes have a tendency to wake up feeling melancholy after a nap. Soon recedes though.

Bubblecar said:

I’ve noticed I sometimes have a tendency to wake up feeling melancholy after a nap. Soon recedes though.

Once the miasmas dissipate.

Tau.Neutrino said:

New research reveals happiness is related to napping

Research carried out by psychologist Professor Richard Wiseman from the University of Hertfordshire for the Edinburgh International Science Festival has revealed the surprising relationship between napping and happiness.

Over 1,000 participants rated both their happiness and whether they napped during the day. They were classified into three groups: ‘No nappers’, ‘Short Nappers’ (naps under 30 minutes), and ‘Long Nappers’ (naps over 30 minutes).

Read more at: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-03-reveals-happiness-napping.html#jCp

66 percent of Short Nappers being happy, compared to just 56 percent of Long Nappers and 60 percent of No Nappers.

1. Did they adjust their figures to allow for biases due to employment status and age? eg. short nappers may be primarily composed of the recently retired and those in low-pressure jobs, who could tend to be more happy. Did they adjust their figures to allow for biases due to ethnicity?

2. Is the short nap after sex?

3. Given different numbers of people in the different categories, and the Texas sharpshooter factor of 6, what’s the sigma level?