Using self-report measures, the sleep/wake patterns and several aspects of marital adjustment of 55 couples were established. Preferred sleep/wake pattern and marital adjustment appeared not to be associated; however, couples who were mismatched on actual sleep/wake pattern showed lower marital adjustment than the matched couples.
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