研究发现:爆粗口、说脏话能让人更好地忍受疼痛
本文原文为2020年8月5日发表在《神经报告》(NeuroRrport)上的论文《Swearing as a response to pain》
2020年8月5日,英国基尔大学(Keele University)的神经科学家发表在《神经报告》(NeuroReport)的论文表示:口吐芬芳其实可以缓解身体上的疼痛。在论文中,研究人员提到与大多数语言现象不同,咒骂激活的是大脑右侧的情感中枢,而不是负责常规语言交流的大脑左半球区域。
研究人员让几组大学生把手伸进一盆超冰的冷水中,并重复自己想说的脏话。结果发现相比只被允许文明用语的情况,口吐芬芳让他们能更久地忍受刺骨的冰水;除此之外,研究人员还发现爆粗口的学生心率也加快了,这表明咒骂激发了经典的“战斗或逃跑”(fight or flight)反应,毕竟你所有的污言秽语和乖戾暴躁,都只是在掩饰自己内心的恐惧。
这项研究表明咒骂是一种古老的社会现象,对人的情感和身体都有影响。而且,当你真的疼痛难耐时,文明用语mao都不是。
原文摘要
Although a common pain response, whether swearing alters individuals' experience of pain has not been investigated. This study investigated whether swearing affects cold-pressor pain tolerance (the ability to withstand immersing the hand in icy water), pain perception and heart rate. In a repeated measures design, pain outcomes were assessed in participants asked to repeat a swear word versus a neutral word. In addition, sex differences and the roles of pain catastrophising, fear of pain and trait anxiety were explored. Swearing increased pain tolerance, increased heart rate and decreased perceived pain compared with not swearing. However, swearing did not increase pain tolerance in males with a tendency to catastrophise. The observed pain-lessening (hypoalgesic) effect may occur because swearing induces a fight-or-flight response and nullifies the link between fear of pain and pain perception.
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