Sex and Sleep: Perceptions of Sex as a Sleep Promoting Behavior in the General Adult Population.

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

The trial behind it

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Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

1. Prospective associations between sleep quality and sexual satisfaction in distressed breast cancer survivors: Secondary analysis from the Apps Reaching Cancer Survivors randomized trial.Cancer · 2025
   Trial
2. Rethinking sexual pleasure in research, health care and society.Nature reviews. Urology · 2026
   Review
3. The role of masturbation in relieving symptoms associated with menopause.Menopause (New York, N.Y.) · 2026
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4. Daily experiences affect the timing rather than the structure of sleep.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2026
   Observational
5. The interplay between sexual activity, athletic performance, and recovery in athletes: a narrative review.Frontiers in physiology · 2026
   Review
6. Associations between masturbation frequency, anxiety, and sleep disturbances during the COVID-19 era.International journal of impotence research · 2025
   Article
7. Better sleep, lower blood pressure, and less stress following sex: Findings from a large-scale ecological momentary assessment study.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2024
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8. Exploring the Role of Masturbation as a Coping Strategy in Women.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2024
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9. A Systematic Review on the Relationship Between Physical Activity and Sexual Function in Adults.Cureus · 2023
   Review
10. Perspectives on interpersonal touch are related to subjective sleep quality.Journal of sleep research · 2023
    Article
11. What Is the Mediating Role of Communication Skills and Sexual Satisfaction between Job and Life Satisfaction of Healthcare Employees?Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
    Article
12. Female Sexuality in Aotearoa/New Zealand: Factors and Sexual Response Associated with Masturbation.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2022
    Article
13. Poor sleep quality among newly diagnosed head and neck cancer patients: prevalence and associated factors.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021
    Article
14. The Health Benefits of Sexual Expression.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2021
    Article
15. Sleep inFrontiers in physiology · 2019
    Review
16. Living Your Best Life: Lifestyle Medicine for All Women.American journal of lifestyle medicine
    Review
17. Sleeping together: understanding the association between relationship type, sexual activity, and sleep.Sleep science (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
    Article

Corrections and comments

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Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Funding

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Abstract

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