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Scientists find that forced smiles worsen mood

Psychologists at the University of Florida demonstrated on 1,201 participants that a single voluntary smile can slightly improve mood, but repeated or forced smiles make a person unhappier, angrier, and more irritable. The results were published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.

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