《欧洲社会心理学杂志》的一篇名为《Hurt feelings and four-letter words: Swearing alleviates the pain of social distress(疼痛感受和四个字母的单词:骂脏话可以缓解社交压力的疼痛感)》的文章就表示: “Excluded swearers reported less social than excluded non-swearers and no heightened sensitivity to physical pain. The findings suggest that social and physical pain are functionally similar and that swearing attenuates social pain.