Do expansive or contractive body postures affect feelings of self-worth? High power poses impact state self-esteem

摘要: The aim of the present studies was to investigate how high and low power posing influence self-esteem. High is understood as nonverbal expression through open, expansive body postures, whereas marked by contractive closed postures. We conducted three with different methodological designs test effects posing. In Study 1, we randomly assigned 120 students one two groups or a control group. All participants completed State Self-Esteem Scale before after intervention. 2, examined outside laboratory in natural environment. asked 49 engage their homes. 3, total 98 took part an independent-groups posttest design (low vs. posing). also controlled for participants’ awareness research hypotheses. Consistent our hypotheses, significantly affected self-esteem all studies. Contrary expectations, had no effect on 1. Possible explanations implications are discussed.