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		istorical on Nov 10, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Scouts and guides provide ‘mental health boost for... The same mechanism is probably why studies show that forcing a smile even when you don't feel happy can lead you to slowly become happier. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/smile-it-could-ma...

capnrefsmmat on Nov 10, 2016 | [–]

This result has been cast into doubt by a recent replication attempt, which failed to find any such forced-smile effect.

https://www.psychologicalscience.org/pdf/StrackRRR_manuscrip...

hueving on Nov 10, 2016 | [–]

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