From: New Zealand Herald
Why putting on a fake smile doesn’t make you feel happy
November 21, 2016
New Zealand Herald:
For years nervous exam takers and job interviewees have been advised to smile to make themselves feel better.
Sadly it seems there isn’t a glimmer of truth in faking a beaming grin to make yourself feel happier and more relaxed.
For a myth-busting review of an old study reveals grinning won’t always improve your mood, just as frowning doesn’t make you feel unhappy.
A 1998 study asked participants to hold a pen between their teeth, causing them to ‘grin’, or between their lips, inducing a ‘frown’.
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That link to the study just goes to a short article about the study that references another news outlet as its source. The actual study can be found here: http://pps.sagepub.com/content/early/2016/10/21/1745691616674458.abstract
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