Sit Up Straight!

Posted by Miss Cellania in Science & Tech on September 13, 2009 at 1:33 pm


Your mother always urged you to sit up straight, and you should have listened to her. A study by researchers from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid in Spain and Ohio State University finds that sitting up straight makes you feel more confident about yourself. 71 students were given a reason to either sit up straight or slouch in their chairs. Then they wrote down either three positive or three negative things about themselves. Then they were tested to see how much they believed the things they wrote.

The results showed that people who had been sitting up straight were much more likely to believe the positive things they’d been writing about themselves, whereas those who were slouching weren’t so sure. Meanwhile a doubtful posture had very little effect on the half who were thinking negatively about themselves.

You know, Mom is always right. Link


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6 comments to "Sit Up Straight!"

  1. FishBottleT
    September 13th, 2009 at 2:41 pm

    Sitting up straight also helps keep you awake. Very helpful in a long boring class.

  2. ECA
    September 13th, 2009 at 2:53 pm

    AND about 5-6 years ago and study show'd that Sitting up-right in chair was BAD for posture and was not conductive to learning.
    A Slight SLANT BACKWARDS was more comfortable, and students did better.

    WE in the WHITE world are the ONLY ones to EVER think a BACK was required to be straight. It might make you LOOK taller, but you REALLY want a flexible BACK, and this doesnt HELP that.

  3. Shen
    September 13th, 2009 at 3:51 pm

    idiots... this is the sitting position that is the worst for the back.
    and it makes you feel more confident because slouching makes your body feel more tired.

  4. Ant Dude
    September 13th, 2009 at 8:14 pm

    [sits up] :P

  5. VM
    September 14th, 2009 at 1:14 am

    Um...this could also be interpreted to mean that people who sit up straight are more egotistical or self-deluding. I think I'd rather hang out with the slouchers, myself.

  6. Carmen Johnson
    October 29th, 2009 at 9:03 pm

    Sitting at a slight forward angle can be quite relaxing especially when listening ..at meetings, classes etc.


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