If you stand like Wonder Woman or Superman, will you feel stronger? Will you actually be stronger? Psychology researchers have investigated these questions for decades. After all, mind and body are ...

Do power poses boost confidence? If you stand like Wonder Woman or Superman, will you feel stronger? Will you actually be stronger? After all, mind and body are intertwined. How you stand or sit can ...

A fascinating line of research has looked at how body posture, specifically "power poses" can be used to build a sense of strength and confidence in social situations. The results suggest that a very ...

Striking a power pose before an important meeting or interview is not going to boost your confidence or make you feel more powerful, says a researcher. A psychology professor reviewed nearly 40 ...

We can't be the alpha dog all of the time. Whatever our personality, most of us experience varying degrees of feeling in charge. Some situations take us down a notch while others build us up. New ...

Humans and other animals express power through open, expansive postures, and they express powerlessness through closed, contractive postures. But can these postures actually cause power? The results ...

As the popular office and leadership advice goes, if you’re low on confidence, all you need to do is strike a power pose (think Superman or Wonderwoman puffing out their chest, fists on hips).