Swearing is good for you and for your relationships, while swearing can help you overcome pain and perform better while exercising - according to a new study.Psychologist Dr Richard Stephens of Keele University, along with colleagues from the universities of Ulster, Westminster, and Södertörn in Sweden, conducted a major review of more than 100 pieces of academic research, all of which discussed or researched the power of swearing.
The research they reviewed found that swearing has a number of physical, mental and emotional effects. Dr Stephens’ work has highlighted that it can be a useful tool for helping people deal with pain, and improve their performance during exercise.
The study team now want to find out what it is about swearing that creates these effects and what makes swearing so much more “powerful” than regular language.
