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Grin & Bear It: Pressman Lab Smile Study News coverage

September 4, 2013 by Sarah Pressman Leave a Comment

We’ve been fortunate enough to get extensive press coverage of our study showing that experimental manipulation of smiling can alleviate some of the negative physiological consequences of stress.  Here are some examples:

Steven Colbert’s coverage of our study

CBS news coverage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkGsgQvY4hw

Psychological Science

Stress busting smiles: Wall Street Journal

I was honored to have the great Chris Peterson blog about our study prior to his passing.

US News & World Report

Psychology Today

 

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Sarah D. Pressman

School of Social Ecology
Psychological Science
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