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There IS such a thing as getting out of the wrong side of the bed – and it is usually the right hand side, it emerged yesterday.

A team of sleep experts who examined the early morning moods of 3,000 adults found those who get out of the left side are generally more cheerful.

‘Lefties’ were also more likely to leap out of bed with a positive attitude towards the day ahead and with a determination to tackle heavy workloads.

By contrast those who rise from their slumber on the right side are less likely to wake up in a good mood.

The only silver lining for ‘righties’ is that they often earn better salaries than those who sleep next to them.

The upbeat morning mood of ‘lefties’ might explain why 53 per cent of people who sleep on the left side of the bed are reluctant to swap sides when asked to by their partner.

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.

”Left sleepers are more cheerful, appear to enjoy life slightly more and have a more positive attitude to the day ahead than right sleepers.

”It comes down to habit and what you’re used to.  If you are used to sleeping on a certain side of the bed, it does feel a little alien when you switch.

”So it seems the age old saying about getting out of bed on the wrong side is completely true.”

The study also revealed people who doze on the left are more likely to be employed in permanent work – 75 per cent compared to 68 per cent of right-hand sleepers.

Exactly half of all ‘lefties’ feel successful in life, but it’s a close call with 47 per cent of those on the right feeling the same.

Confidence is another area where those who kip on the left slightly out-shine the right – 62 per cent and 58 per cent respectively.

And whereas 31 per cent of left-side sleepers absolutely love going to work, one in 10 people who sleep on the right hate their jobs, while 22 per cent enjoy it.

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.

And 68 per cent of respondents who always sleep on the left reckon they are more calm in a crisis than their partners.

The study shows three quarters of Brits would feel extremely strange and find it hard to sleep if they were to switch sides of the bed.

A further 24 per cent say that were they to try and sleep on the wrong side of the bed, they would definitely suffer for it the next day.

And 23 per cent of people are absolutely convinced that there is such a thing as the wrong side of the bed, claiming they never have a good day if they don’t sleep well.