Swearing as a Response to Pain: Assessing Hypoalgesic Effects of Novel “Swear” Words
(2020)
Journal Article
Stephens, R., & Robertson, O. (2020). Swearing as a Response to Pain: Assessing Hypoalgesic Effects of Novel “Swear” Words. Frontiers in Psychology, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00723
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 emoti... Read More about Swearing as a Response to Pain: Assessing Hypoalgesic Effects of Novel “Swear” Words.