Office design isn’t keeping up with post-COVID work styles - here’s what workers really want 
Mexico's Undervalued Equity Market Offers Long-Term Investment Potential 
Every generation thinks they had it the toughest, but for Gen Z, they’re probably right 
Glastonbury is as popular than ever, but complaints about the lineup reveal its generational challenge 
Indonesia Surprises Markets with Interest Rate Cut Amid Currency Pressure 
How to support someone who is grieving: five research-backed strategies 
Lithium Market Poised for Recovery Amid Supply Cuts and Rising Demand 
Britain has almost 1 million young people not in work or education – here’s what evidence shows can change that 
What’s the difference between baking powder and baking soda? It’s subtle, but significant 
Why a ‘rip-off’ degree might be worth the money after all – research study 
U.S. Stocks vs. Bonds: Are Diverging Valuations Signaling a Shift? 
China's Refining Industry Faces Major Shakeup Amid Challenges 
China’s Growth Faces Structural Challenges Amid Doubts Over Data 
Moody's Upgrades Argentina's Credit Rating Amid Economic Reforms 
Why have so few atrocities ever been recognised as genocide? 
Want to cut your energy bills? Here’s how five experts are doing it 
Urban studies: Doing research when every city is different 
Add as a preferred source on Google
In 2010, a small study was conducted regarding certain poses that are supposed to exude confidence and power, which resulted in researchers trumpeting the merits of so-called “power poses.” Unfortunately, a new study suggests that this is not only ineffective, it can also backfire on the ones doing the poses.
The 2010 study failed to produce expected results when it was finally done on a large scale in 2015, Slate reports. At this point, the research was already hailed as a huge inspiration for those who are lacking in confidence, even getting 36 million views on YouTube when the findings were presented during a TED Talk.
As it turns out, the methodology used during the 2010 study were quite flawed and the scale of the research was far too limited to have been blown out of proportion as it was. Because of this, the lead author of the study, Dana Carney disavowed the research and its results.
Unfortunately, the misunderstandings caused by the publication and widespread misinformation regarding the research remains even today. Just to make the matter absolutely clear, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania conducted a study looking into power poses and concluded that it actually achieves the opposite of the desired effect.
One of the researchers behind the study is Coren Apicella, MedixalXpress reports, and she said that power posing for the sake of appearing strong has a negative effect on the hormones that provide such a state. Specifically, testosterone.
"We did find that if anything—and we're skeptical of these results because we'd want to replicate them—that, if you're a loser and you take a winner or high power pose, your testosterone decreases," Apicella said.
“Losers” is, of course, a coarse way of describing individuals who have limited self-esteem and self-confidence. Even so, the point still remains. If the subject does not naturally feel powerful, no amount of power-posing is going to help.
