Which side on the bed do you sleep on?

When people are in a bad mood it is often joked that they may have ‘woken up on the wrong side of the bed.’ However, new research has found that this may actually be true.

The study, carried out by Premier Inn, found that those who have a tendency to migrate to the left side of the bed are in fact far better off than their ‘right’ counterparts.

Looking at the sleeping habits of 3,000 adults, results found that those who sleep on the left generally more cheerful, but they are also more positive and capable of tackling heavy workloads and a stressful day ahead.

Indeed, those who sleep on the right-hand side are less likely to wake up in a good mood. Over a quarter of people who snooze on the left side of the bed feel they have a really positive outlook on life in general, compared to 18 per cent of right-side sleepers.

The upbeat morning mood of ‘lefties’ may also go as far as explaining why over half of those surveyed refuse to swap sides with their other half. In fact over 75 per cent of Brits are so stuck in their sleeping routine that they would find it strange to sleep on the other side of the bed. Additionally, a quarter of them claim it would certainly affect their mood the next day, with 23% of the nation convinced there is a wrong side of the bed.

Claire Haigh, spokeswoman for Premier Inn, said, ‘The research clearly indicates a pattern between which side of the bed you sleep on and the mood you wake up in.’