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The Effect of Swearing on Error-Related Negativity as an Indicator for State Disinhibition (2024)
Journal Article
Beck, V., L. Brooks, J., & Stephens, R. (2024). The Effect of Swearing on Error-Related Negativity as an Indicator for State Disinhibition. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1177/17470218241308560

Introduction: Swearing has been linked to increased strength performance (Stephens et al., 2022) and state disinhibition (Hirsch et al, 2011) may be the mechanism linking swearing and strength. Error-related negativity (ERN) is a neural signal associ... Read More about The Effect of Swearing on Error-Related Negativity as an Indicator for State Disinhibition.

Effect of swearing on physical performance: a mini-review (2024)
Journal Article
Washmuth, N. B., Stephens, R., & Ballmann, C. G. (2024). Effect of swearing on physical performance: a mini-review. Frontiers in Psychology, 15, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1445175

Swearing, or using taboo language with the potential to offend, has been shown to improve physical performance during short and intense tasks requiring strength and power development. While consistent ergogenic effects of swearing have been observed... Read More about Effect of swearing on physical performance: a mini-review.

F@#$ pain! A mini-review of the hypoalgesic effects of swearing (2024)
Journal Article
Hay, C. M., Sills, J. L., Shoemake, J. M., Ballmann, C. G., Stephens, R., & Washmuth, N. B. (in press). F@#$ pain! A mini-review of the hypoalgesic effects of swearing. Frontiers in Psychology, 15, Article 1416041. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1416041

Swearing, or the use of taboo language, has been repeatedly shown to induce hypoalgesia. While reliable hypoalgesic effects have been observed across studies, the mechanisms by which swearing influences pain and the optimal dosage of swearing remain... Read More about F@#$ pain! A mini-review of the hypoalgesic effects of swearing.