Your mother may have been right when she told you to sit up straight: New research suggests that good posture could make you feel more confident about your thoughts.

　　你妈妈告诉过你当你坐着的时候身子要挺直，她说的很对。最新一项研究显示，一个好的姿势可以让你对自己的想法更加自信。

　　"Most of us were taught that sitting up straight gives a good impression to other people," Richard Petty, co-author of the study and a psychology professor at Ohio State University, said in a university news release.

　　这项研究的合作者——来自俄亥俄州立大学的心理学教授贝蒂理查德，在大学发布的一件新闻里说，“我们都知道，如果你坐着的时候把身子挺直，你就会给别人带来很好的印象。”

　　"But it turns out that our posture can also affect how we think about ourselves. If you sit up straight, you end up convincing yourself by the posture you're in."

　　“但事实证明我们的坐姿也会影响我们脑子里的一些想法。如果你挺胸抬头的坐着，你会发现，你的坐姿会肯定你的一些想法。”

　　The researchers, whose findings appear in the October issue of the European Journal of Social Psychology, enlisted 71 Ohio State students for their study.