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You****!: Swearing as an aversive and a relational activity.

  • Winters A
  • Duck S
American Psychological Association, (2004), 59-77
DOI: 10.1037/10365-003
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Presents a perspective on swearing as an aversive, yet relational behavior. The authors suggest that, despite its aversive qualities, swearing may have relational motivations, such as increasing intimacy or signaling one's connections with others. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)

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Winters, A. M., & Duck, S. (2004). You****!: Swearing as an aversive and a relational activity. In Behaving badly: Aversive behaviors in interpersonal relationships. (pp. 59–77). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/10365-003

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