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Adopting an expansive posture at a desk increases risk-taking behaviour.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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Is it true that Adopting an expansive posture at a desk increases risk-taking behaviour?

Partly. One peer-reviewed study found that an incidental expansive-posture manipulation increased risk-taking on a balloon task, but it did not test a desk posture specifically. Several other studies report no replicable behavioural or hormonal effects of expansive power postures, so the evidence only partially addresses the claim.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 1 source for, 4 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 1
Manipulating posture implicitly through environmental constraints influences mood and risk-taking behaviour.
2026
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Wainio-Theberge, S. & Armony, J. L. (2026). Manipulating posture implicitly through environmental constraints influences mood and risk-taking behaviour.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjop.70083

Evidence against · 4
The influence of bodily actions on social perception and behaviour : assessing effects of power postures
2018
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The influence of bodily actions on social perception and behaviour : assessing effects of power postures. (2018). theses.hal.science. https://doi.org/10.70675/ff30aaf8z772dz40b0za90dz739682071b6f

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Size or Openness: Expansive but Closed Body Posture Increases Submissive Behavior
2016
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Bialobrzeska, O. & Parzuchowski, M. (2016). Size or Openness: Expansive but Closed Body Posture Increases Submissive Behavior. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1515/ppb-2016-0022

Repeatedly adopting power postures does not affect hormonal correlates of dominance and affiliative behavior
2019
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Repeatedly adopting power postures does not affect hormonal correlates of dominance and affiliative behavior. (2019). hal.sorbonne-universite.fr. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6726

The influence of bodily actions on social perception and behaviour : assessing effects of power postures ; L'influence des actions corporelles sur la perception et le comportement social : évaluation des effets des postures de pouvoir
2018
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The influence of bodily actions on social perception and behaviour : assessing effects of power postures ; L'influence des actions corporelles sur la perception et le comportement social : évaluation des effets des postures de pouvoir. (2018). tel.archives-ouvertes.fr. https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-02372963

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