高质量的睡眠比加薪更幸福
Sleeping well has a far more profound impact on wellbeing than a significant pay rise, according to new research. A survey of thousands of Britons found that a healthy amount of sleep was the strongest indicator of living well. Researchers asked 8,250 people questions about 60 different aspects of their lives, including how they behaved and felt. The same panel will be questioned every six months, allowing researchers to trace the effects of lifestyle on how Britons feel. Researchers found the average Briton had a “living well score” of around 62 out of 100, with those living the best defined as the 20 per cent of the population with the largest number of points, scoring between 72 and 92. Income had little impact on how well people felt, the researchers found, with a 50 per cent pay rise lifting a wellbeing score by just 0.5. Meanwhile, sleep quality could explain 3.8 points of difference between a typical person’s score and those in the top 20 per cent. For the average person, improving sleep to the level of someone at the top of the index would be equivalent to them having over four times as much disposable income. Those who were satisfied with their sex lives, felt secure in their job and were connected to their community were also disproportionately likely to rank at the top of the Living Well Index. Ian Mulheirn, Director of Consulting at Oxford Economics, said: “Wellbeing is rising up the agenda at a time of rapid change in how we live our lives. In a world that’s never been more connected, the richness of our relationships and support networks remains among the biggest determinants of how well we live.” |