Swearing Language Can Increase Self Confidence and Risky Behavior
Channel: Jagad Meru
Date: 2023-02-04

Hi everyone, meet again on the Jagad Meru channel, Keele University researchers have found that swearing can increase self-confidence and risk-taking behavior, as well as boosting physical strength. Led by Dr Richard Stephens, the team carried out a study which aimed to identify the psychological pathway by which swearing can have beneficial effects on physical tasks.

They were particularly interested in whether swearing increased 'state disinhibition', which is a state of lowered self-control and lack of restraint. The study, which has been published in the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, found that participants could perform a chair push-up - lifting oneself from a chair seat using the arms - for longer after repeating a swear word.

Participants also displayed more risk-taking behavior in an online task involving pumping up a balloon as much as possible without it bursting. Risk-taking behavior increases by 8% when using swear words whilst pumping up the balloon, compared to using neutral dialogue. The humorous quality of swearing was also found to be an important psychological route for boosting physical strength, akin to 'letting-go'.

The researchers hope that this evidence can benefit society by helping individuals to improve personal performance, for example gaining increased self-confidence by using swear words as preparation for performing in front of large public audiences.

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