We've talked before about the history of swearing and how it can relieve physical pain.

我們之前談過了罵髒話的歷史以及罵髒話為何能減輕身體疼痛

But now new research published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science

現在《社會心理學及人格科學》上刊登的新研究報告

found that people who swear more are associated with higher levels of honesty and integrity!

指出常罵髒話的人和誠實以及正直的特質是有正相關的

F*** yeah!

去 x 的！

I'm super honest!

我超誠實的！

Since swearing is a form of self-expression, the researchers say, "those who do it more are

罵髒話是一種自我表達的形式。 研究員指出常罵髒話的人

portraying themselves more honestly than those who refrain."

相較於那些不罵髒話的人來說，在表達自我時較為誠實

So, if you swear like a sailor (and I know I do), you're probably more honest than

所以如果你會像船員一樣罵髒話(我知道我會)，那你或許比起

people who swear less or don't at all!

那些不常或完全不罵髒話的人還要誠實

In the study, 276 participants told researchers how much they swear in their daily lives.

在實驗中，276 位受試者告訴研究人員他們在日常生活中罵髒話的頻率

They were given a questionnaire which assesses a person's honesty using what they

受試者們會拿到一份問卷而該問卷是用所謂的「測謊量表」

call a “Lie Scale.”

來評測個人誠實度

By comparing those results with the person's level of swearing, the researchers found out that

透過比較受試者的測試結果和髒話頻率，研究人員發現

swearing was associated with higher levels of honesty.

罵髒話和較高的誠實度是有關連的

In another part of the study, the researchers analyzed over 73,000 Facebook statuses from

在研究的其他部分，研究人員分析了超過 73,000 則的臉書動態

people in the United States.

這些動態來自美國的使用者

The statuses were run through software that was programmed to find swear words and also words

這些動態經由找出髒話以及指向謊話字眼的軟體

that indicate deception.

進行篩選

Once again, those who swore more tended to also be those who told the truth.

同樣地，較常罵髒話的人較傾向說實話

And there are other studies that may back these findings.

還有其他研究可以支持這些發現

For example, in criminal cases, innocent suspects were more likely to curse than guilty suspects

例如在刑事案件時，無辜的嫌犯比起有罪的嫌犯更容易

when denying accusations!

在否認指控時爆粗口！

Plus, people who swear during jury testimonies are perceived to be more credible.

而且，在提供證詞時罵髒話的人被認為是更有可信度的

So the next time your mom yells at you for swearing, just say you were being honest!

所以下次你媽因為你罵髒話罵你的時候，告訴她你只是在誠實表現自己

Science says that's ok.

科學說這樣是 ok 的！

See how it goes.

看看會發生什麼事

Speaking of lying, is it ever ok to lie?

說到說謊，說謊是可以的嗎?

Check out this video to find out.

收看這個影片來找出答案

What do you think about these new findings?

你對這些新的發現有什麼想法?

Do you think people who are swearing are more honest?

你認會罵髒話的人比較誠實嗎？

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