研究学者们的这项发现被刊登在了10月份发行的欧洲社会心理学杂志上。在这项研究中，他们招募了70名来自俄亥俄州的学生作为实验对象。

　　They were told to sit up straight and push out their chest, or to slouch.

　　他们让这些学生在坐着的时候交替坐姿，先是挺直身体收腹挺胸，然后又让他们随意的慵懒而坐。

　　The students were then asked about the positive or negative traits they'd show as a hypothetical future employee.

　　作为一名潜在的未来雇员，这些学生然后就会被问及他们的姿势是否会产生积极的或是消极的性格特点。

　　"Their confident, upright posture gave them more confidence in their own thoughts, whether they were positive or negative," Petty stated.

　　贝蒂说，“他们很自信，不论他们本身是积极还是消极，这种直立的姿势都会让他们对自己的想法产生更多的自信心。”