I had a second-grade teacher who used a ruler to poke slouching students between the shoulder blades to get them to stand up ...

A recent study in the European Journal of Social Psychology (Brion, Petty, & Wagner 2009) looked at how posture influences self-confidence. Participants were asked to hold one of two postures ...

The posture of a relaxed body with a firm spine ... Get the help you need from a therapist near you–a FREE service from Psychology Today.

The results show how our body posture can affect not only what others think about us, but also how we think about ourselves, said Richard Petty, co-author of the study and professor of psychology ...

When it comes to posture, Petty explains that the way we ... In a 2009 study published in the European Journal of Social Psychology, Petty along with other researchers instructed 71 college ...

In one study, Van Cappellen and her colleagues studied the role of body posture in expressing emotion in a pretty novel way. They asked a group of participants to pose miniature, faceless mannequins ...

Crossing your hands over your lower torso sends subtle cues about insecurity, power dynamics, and gender roles in body language.

A dominant body posture may help children to feel more ... The study was recently published in the journal "School Psychology International" and provides initial evidence that simple poses can ...

A less invasive path to an instant mood lift is to simply sit up straight, according to a new study published in Health Psychology. Researchers studied what effect slumped or straightened posture ...