Research into the Benefits of Fake Smiles

    http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/smile-it-could-make-you-happier/ and the page it leads to

    http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/07/study-forcing-a-smile-genuinely-decreases-stress/260513/

    https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/cutting-edge-leadership/201206/there-s-magic-in-your-smile

    http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/simply-smiling-can-actually-reduce-stress-10461286/?no-ist

    http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/dec/22/smiling-wellcome-trust-science-writing-prize

    http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/smiling-happy.htm and the pages it leads to. It cites these sources

      Can Smiling Make You Happy? Research and Teaching Showcase. Department of Psychology, University of Alberta. April 1998. http://web.psych.ualberta.ca/~varn/bc/Kleinke.htm

      Goleman, Daniel. A Feel-Good Theory: A Smile Affects Mood. The New York Times. July 18, 1989.http://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/18/science/a-feel-good-theory-a-smile-affects-mood.html?sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all

      Lienhard, John H. No. 883: Smiles That Make You Happy. The Engines of Our Ingenuity. University of Houston College of Engineering. http://uh.edu/engines/epi883.ht

    http://www.forbes.com/sites/rogerdooley/2013/02/26/fake-smile/

    I am reluctant to cite websites as many have short lives but you will find still more if you type such words as smile research in a search engine.

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