Previous research proved that bending can destroy the mood and sitting upright can give the opposite effect. But research from the University of Auckland has become the first examines whether something as simple as posture can have no effect on people who were clinically diagnosed with moderate depression.
"Compared hunched, sitting up straight can make you feel proud after success, persistence will increase unresolved tasks and makes you more confident in thinking," said lead researcher, Dr Elizabeth Broadbent.
Sitting up straight can make you more alert and enthusiastic, more courageous and have higher self-esteem after a stressful task.
To investigate the concept, Broadbent gather 61 participants were diagnosed with mild to moderate depression.
