Morality Controls Physical Endurance, Psychologists Suggest

Moral behavior may increase our capacity for willpower and physical endurance, according to new research from Harvard University. Participants in the new study who did good deeds -- or even just imagined themselves helping others -- were better able to perform a subsequent task of physical endurance. The research shows a similar or even greater boost in physical strength following dastardly deeds. Results of the study are published in Social Psychological and Personality Science. read more

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