Letting out a swear word in a moment of frustration can feel good. Now, research suggests that it can be good for you, too: ...

Swearing and cursing can boost your performance by helping you feel stronger, more focused, and disinhibited, say scientists.

Portrait of an angry young woman cursing and symbols written on a blackboard - illustration concepts If you stub your toe or slam your finger in a door, there’s a good chance the first thing out of ...

Science reveals that swearing can actually improve your health and strength. Studies show that using curse words during tough ...

Licensed psychotherapist Colette Brown vividly remembers the first time she heard her then 10-year-old daughter use the "F-word." "I was a little shocked and I was a little charmed," she tells ...

"Swearing is an easily available way to help yourself feel focused, confident and less distracted, and 'go for it' a little ...

Swearing enhances the performance of physical challenges, according to a study by a laboratory’s worth of scientists in the ...

Are you suppressing your anger and keeping in all the frustrations from the day? A little intentional cursing might be a simple yet overlooked tool for release. Have you ever found yourself letting ...

Timothy Jay, a scholar in the science of swearing, has a few choice words about why we curse and how to cut back (if you want to). Timothy Jay, who has spent a career studying profanity, recently ...

Martin Schweinberger has received funding from from the Centre for Digital Cultures and Society and the School of Languages and Cultures at the University of Queensland. He is currently funded by the ...

If you stub your toe or slam your finger in a door, there’s a good chance the first thing out of your mouth is a four-letter word. But although swearing is a near-universal feature of language, it is ...