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Sleep is essential for health and daily functioning, and social relationships may be a key social factorinfluencing sleep, yet sleep has been understudied in the literature on social relationships and health.This study used data from the National Survey of Midlife Development in the United States to examineassociations between troubled sleep and family contact, social support, and strain. Results show that havingstrained family relationships is associated with more troubled sleep, while supportive family relationshipsare associated with less troubled sleep. Family strain is more consequential for sleep than support, andsleep troubles are greatest when family relationships are highly strained and provide inadequate emotionalsupport. Family strain is also more harmful to sleep among individuals who are in frequent contact withfamily members. These findings underscore the importance of focusing on both negative and positiveaspects of relationships and highlight the significance of family relationships for sleep.
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