Report New study finds sweary people are more honest

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For those of us frequently told off for using foul language - a new defence might work:

I was just being honest.

People who swear may be more trustworthy, according to researchers.

In the three-part study, published in the Social Psychological and Personality Science journal - an international team led by Gilad Feldman of Maastricht University in the Netherlands analysed swearing in society.

First, the team studied 276 people to find out how they curse. They asked participants to list their favourite swear words and to 'self-report' their everyday use of profanity. Researchers also asked the subjects to note down the emotions they associate with those swear words - anger, exasperation or fear for example.

The foul-mouthed test subjects were also asked to fill in a psychological survey to gauge their honesty which helped rank how likely they were to lie.

The team found that those who lied less wrote down a higher number of frequently used swear words.

Study finds sweary people are more honest

For those of us frequently told off for using foul language - a new defence might work:I was just being honest.People who swear may be more trustworthy, according to researchers.In the three-part study, published in the Social Psychological and Personality Science journal - an international team...

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