Abstract
• Swearing increases physical pain tolerance (Stephens, Atkins, & Kingston, 2009) Swearing can act as an adaptive response to physical pain, decreasing pain sensitivity and increasing pain tolerance. Given the considerable overlap between social and physical pain, it was expected that swearing would be similarly effective in reducing the physical and psychological effects of social pain. H1: Reliving memories of social exclusion increases social pain.
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