“When you’re honestly expressing your emotions with powerful words, then you’re going to come across as more honest,” said Jay, who was not involved in the studies. People who cursed lied less on an interpersonal level, and had higher levels of integrity overall, a series of three studies published in 2017 found. Science has also found a positive link between profanity and honesty. That’s a pretty sophisticated social tool.”ĥ natural ways to boost your mental health during stressful times “Having the strategies to know where and when it’s appropriate to swear, and when it’s not,” Jay said, “is a social cognitive skill like picking the right clothes for the right occasion.

Swearing can also be associated with social intelligence, Jay added. “People that are good at language are good at generating a swearing vocabulary.” That’s a sign of intelligence “to the degree that language is correlated with intelligence,” said Jay, who authored the study. The study found those who came up with the most F, A and S words also produced the most swear words. Another minute was devoted to coming up with curse words that start with those three letters. Participants were asked to list as many words that start with F, A or S in one minute. Want to live longer? Be an optimist, study says (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Europe/Getty Images His calculations were based on outdoor activity, nature, social interaction, childhood summers, positive memories, temperature and holidays. Confidence & Happiness specialist, Scientist Cliff Arnall from the University of Cardiff has identified Jas being the happiest day of the year. Swearing Is Good For You is her first book.MORCAMBE, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 22: Despite inclement weather pensioners raise a happy smile as they perform the famously British dance of comedians Morcambe and Wise next to a statue of Eric Morcambe, at Morcambe Bayon June 22, 2006, in Morcambe, England. Byrne appears regularly on Sky News and the BBC as an expert on swearing and artificial intelligence. She has also written popular science articles for Forbes and the Financial Times. Her research has been published in Science and The BMJ, and has been covered by the BBC, the Daily Mail, and the Scottish Daily Record. in artificial intelligence and an MRes in Visualization, Imaging, and Virtual Environments. EMMA BYRNE is a research scientist at Queen Mary, University of London.

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