A new study suggests that women are more likely than men to feel tired or report poorer sleep quality, even when objective measurements show they are getting adequate rest.

Published in the journal Sleep Advances, the research analyzed nearly 500 participants by monitoring brain activity, breathing patterns, and body movements during sleep. Participants were also asked to rate the quality of their sleep.

The findings showed a notable gap between measured sleep quality and perceived sleep experience. While women often had equal or better sleep based on physiological data, they were more likely to describe their sleep as less restful compared to men.

Researchers, including Prof. Torbjorn Åkerstedt of the Karolinska Institute, said the difference may be linked to how men and women perceive brief awakenings during the night. According to the study, men tend to underreport or remember fewer short interruptions in sleep, which may lead them to believe they slept better.

The study also found that women were generally more accurate in identifying how often they woke during the night. Men, in contrast, tended to underestimate these awakenings and still reported better sleep quality.

Researchers noted that age can further widen these differences, as sleep patterns and perception change over time. They emphasized that sleep quality is not only about duration but also about how the brain processes and remembers nighttime interruptions.

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