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Effect of swearing on strength: Disinhibition as a potential mediator.
Stephens R, Dowber H, Barrie A, Almeida S, Atkins K. Stephens R, et al. Q J Exp Psychol (Hove). 2023 Feb;76(2):305-318. doi: 10.1177/17470218221082657. Epub 2022 Mar 23. Q J Exp Psychol (Hove). 2023. PMID: 35135411 Free article.
Humour mediated the effect of swearing on physical strength. Consistent effects of swearing on physical strength indicate that this is a reliable effect. ...Humour appeared to mediate the effect of swearing on physical strength, co …
Humour mediated the effect of swearing on physical strength. Consistent effects of swearing on physical strength …
Efficacy and Safety of the mRNA-1273 SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine.
Baden LR, El Sahly HM, Essink B, Kotloff K, Frey S, Novak R, Diemert D, Spector SA, Rouphael N, Creech CB, McGettigan J, Khetan S, Segall N, Solis J, Brosz A, Fierro C, Schwartz H, Neuzil K, Corey L, Gilbert P, Janes H, Follmann D, Marovich M, Mascola J, Polakowski L, Ledgerwood J, Graham BS, Bennett H, Pajon R, Knightly C, Leav B, Deng W, Zhou H, Han S, Ivarsson M, Miller J, Zaks T; COVE Study Group. Baden LR, et al. N Engl J Med. 2021 Feb 4;384(5):403-416. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2035389. Epub 2020 Dec 30. N Engl J Med. 2021. PMID: 33378609 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.
Swearing as a response to pain-effect of daily swearing frequency.
Stephens R, Umland C. Stephens R, et al. J Pain. 2011 Dec;12(12):1274-81. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2011.09.004. Epub 2011 Nov 11. J Pain. 2011. PMID: 22078790 Free article.
Previously we showed that swearing produces a pain lessening (hypoalgesic) effect for many people.(20) This paper assesses whether habituation to swearing occurs such that people who swear more frequently in daily life show a lesser pain tolerance e …
Previously we showed that swearing produces a pain lessening (hypoalgesic) effect for many people.(20) This paper assesses whe …
Swearing and coprophenomena - A multidimensional approach.
Senberg A, Münchau A, Münte T, Beste C, Roessner V. Senberg A, et al. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2021 Jul;126:12-22. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.03.016. Epub 2021 Mar 20. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2021. PMID: 33757814 Review.
Swearing, cursing, expletives - all these terms are used to describe the utterance of taboo words. ...Different research findings are embedded in one theoretical framework consisting of reasons, targets, functions/effects and influencing factors for swearing …
Swearing, cursing, expletives - all these terms are used to describe the utterance of taboo words. ...Different research findings are …
Swearing as a response to pain: A cross-cultural comparison of British and Japanese participants.
Robertson O, Robinson SJ, Stephens R. Robertson O, et al. Scand J Pain. 2017 Oct;17:267-272. doi: 10.1016/j.sjpain.2017.07.014. Epub 2017 Aug 1. Scand J Pain. 2017. PMID: 29229213 Free article.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Research suggests swearing can moderate pain perception. The present study assessed whether changes in pain perception due to swearing reflect a "scripting" effect by comparing swearing as a response to pain in native English and J …
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Research suggests swearing can moderate pain perception. The present study assessed whether changes in pain perc …
Does Emotional Arousal Influence Swearing Fluency?
Stephens R, Zile A. Stephens R, et al. J Psycholinguist Res. 2017 Aug;46(4):983-995. doi: 10.1007/s10936-016-9473-8. J Psycholinguist Res. 2017. PMID: 28091853 Free PMC article.
This study assessed the effect of experimentally manipulated emotional arousal on swearing fluency. ...Validity of the swearing fluency task was demonstrated via positive correlations with self-reported swearing fluency and daily swearing freque …
This study assessed the effect of experimentally manipulated emotional arousal on swearing fluency. ...Validity of the swea …
F@#k Pain! The Effect of Taboo Language and Gesture on the Experience of Pain.
Hostetter AB, Rascon-Powell DK. Hostetter AB, et al. Psychol Rep. 2024 Apr;127(2):577-593. doi: 10.1177/00332941221125776. Epub 2022 Sep 8. Psychol Rep. 2024. PMID: 36075480
Swearing has been shown to reduce the experience of pain in a cold pressor task, and the effect has been suggested to be due to state aggression. ...We found no changes in state aggression or heart rate. These results suggest that the pain-reducing effect of …
Swearing has been shown to reduce the experience of pain in a cold pressor task, and the effect has been suggested to be due t …
Effect of Operating Room Personnel Generation on Perceptions and Responses to Surgeon Behavior.
Luc JGY, Corsini EM, Mitchell KG, Correa AM, Turner NS, Vaporciyan AA, Antonoff MB. Luc JGY, et al. Am Surg. 2021 Dec;87(12):1934-1945. doi: 10.1177/0003134820982855. Epub 2021 Sep 23. Am Surg. 2021. PMID: 34553636

Overall, when compared to Gen X or Gen Y, baby boomers were significantly more likely to find surgeon behaviors of impatience (P < .001), being late for a case (P < .001), swearing in the OR (P < .001), and shouting with a bleeding patient (P = .001) to be inappro

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Overall, when compared to Gen X or Gen Y, baby boomers were significantly more likely to find surgeon behaviors of impatience (P < .001),

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Swearing as a Response to Pain: Assessing Hypoalgesic Effects of Novel "Swear" Words.
Stephens R, Robertson O. Stephens R, et al. Front Psychol. 2020 Apr 30;11:723. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00723. eCollection 2020. Front Psychol. 2020. PMID: 32425851 Free PMC article.
Previous research showing that swearing alleviates pain is extended by addressing emotion arousal and distraction as possible mechanisms. We assessed the effects of a conventional swear word ("fuck") and two new "swear" words identified as both emotion …
Previous research showing that swearing alleviates pain is extended by addressing emotion arousal and distraction as possible mechani …
Naturalistically observed swearing, emotional support, and depressive symptoms in women coping with illness.
Robbins ML, Focella ES, Kasle S, López AM, Weihs KL, Mehl MR. Robbins ML, et al. Health Psychol. 2011 Nov;30(6):789-92. doi: 10.1037/a0023431. Epub 2011 May 16. Health Psychol. 2011. PMID: 21574707 Free PMC article.
OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to explore the intra- and interpersonal consequences of swearing. Specifically, it investigated what implications swearing has for coping with and adjustment to illness. ...Further, decreases in emotional support mediated the …
OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to explore the intra- and interpersonal consequences of swearing. Specifically, it investigated …
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