健康生活:偶爾說髒話有益健康

Swearing can be good for you.

偶爾說髒話有益健康

Swearing can provide effective relief from pain - but not if you swear all the time, researchers have found.

據英國《每日郵報》12月1日報道，研究人員發現，偶爾說髒話能有效地減輕痛苦。

A study found releasing the odd expletive helped people cope with discomfort in the short-term but the frequency of swearing played an important role.

一項研究發現說髒話能幫助人們應對短期不適，然而說的頻率起着至關重要的作用。

Researchers at Keele University's School of Psychology recruited 71 undergraduates who were asked to carry out a cold-water challenge while either repeating a swear word or a non-swear word.

英國基爾大學心理學院的研究人員們招募了71名大學生作爲實驗對象。大學生們在被要求進行一項冷水挑戰的同時，一邊反覆說髒話或不說。

The students put their hand in room temperature water for three minutes to act as a control before plunging it into cold 5C water for as long as they could while repeating their word.

爲了作對比，學生們先將手放入常溫的水中3分鐘，然後再儘可能長時間的把手放入5攝氏度的冷水中，同時一邊重複着自己的語言。

The level of perceived pain together with a change in heart rate were compared while people swore or said their non-swear word.

研究人員對比了說髒話的人和沒說髒話的人的疼痛感知水平與心率變化。

The group was also asked about how much they swore in daily life and this was analysed together with their level of pain tolerance.

研究對象還被問及在日常生活中說髒話的頻率，這一點也被拿來和個人的疼痛耐受力進行綜合分析。

Writing in the Journal of Pain, the authors concluded: "Swearing increased pain tolerance and heart rate compared with not swearing."

該研究結果發表在了《疼痛期刊》上，研究者總結道：“與沒有說髒話的實驗對象相比，說髒話成員的疼痛耐受力和心率都有所增加。”

"Moreover, the higher the daily swearing frequency, the less was the benefit for pain tolerance when swearing, compared with when not swearing."

“此外，與平常沒有說髒話習慣的人相比，日常說髒話的頻率越高，在該實驗中疼痛耐受力的增幅就越小。”

Dr Richard Stephens, a senior lecturer in psychology at Keele, said: "Swearing is a very emotive form of language and our findings suggest that using swear words moderation can be an effective and readily available short-term pain reliever."

基爾大學的資深心理學講師理查德-史蒂芬博士說：“髒話是一種非常情緒化的語言，我們的研究顯示了適度地說一些髒話能有效而輕易地緩解短期疼痛。”

"However, if you're used to swearing all the time, our research suggests you won't get the same effect."

“然而，我們的研究也顯示如果一直出口成‘髒’的話，就不會收到同樣緩解疼痛地效果。”