“Get the f#∗k out of my way!” Exploring the cathartic effect of swear words in coping with driving anger

Popușoi, Simona A.; Havârneanu, Grigore; Havârneanu, Corneliu

doi:10.1016/j.trf.2018.04.013

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“…The findings of this study also showed that there were contexts of using swear words that have not functioned negatively or distortedly. Popusoi et al (2018) claim that swear words are a mechanism that does not necessarily mean anger. Swear words are not always used with bad intentions; some people use them to complement or even for good intentions.…”

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“Holy Moly!” Positive and Negative Connotations of Swear Words in A Popular Western Animated Movie

Muthalib¹,

Fata²,

Nuzula³

2022

IJEFL

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The use of swear words is common and even popular in movies for adult viewers. However, misunderstanding and ignorance of the intended viewers can cause younger viewers to be exposed to movies with various profanities. The Simpsons, an animated movie, is a good example of this phenomenon. This animated movie is known to contain obscene language expressions which can be mistakenly assumed to be intended for younger viewers. This study sought to identify the kinds and purposes of expletives used in The Simpsons. The current study used Hughes’ framework to analyze the types of swear words, and Andersson and Trudgill's framework was used to analyze their functions. Data were gathered from seven episodes drawn from different seasons of the animated series. Of 102 swear words found in the dialogues of the episodes, seven types of swear words were identified, including anatomical insult, excrement, sexual intercourse, personal background, mental illness, animal term, and religious oath. Additionally, four swearing meanings and functions were discovered abusive, auxiliary, expletive, and humorous. Therefore, it is expected that general readers will express themselves more thoughtfully, be able to identify the target audience for movies, and make more informed decisions when choosing movies for younger audiences.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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“Holy Moly!” Positive and Negative Connotations of Swear Words in A Popular Western Animated Movie

Muthalib¹,

Fata²,

Nuzula³

2022

IJEFL

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“…This is to be expected, given the high traffic density that characterizes urban roads and the overabundance of situations where a driver may be delayed or even subjected to harm [99]. Interestingly, braking for a jaywalker, i.e., a pedestrian that attempts to cross the street at an illegal location, has been shown to elicit anger in drivers [118,119]. If found in this situation, a driver could produce an angry expression to communicate nonyielding intention to the potential jaywalker [101].…”

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Smiles and Angry Faces vs. Nods and Head Shakes: Facial Expressions at the Service of Autonomous Vehicles

Rouchitsas

Alm

2023

MTI

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When deciding whether to cross the street or not, pedestrians take into consideration information provided by both vehicle kinematics and the driver of an approaching vehicle. It will not be long, however, before drivers of autonomous vehicles (AVs) will be unable to communicate their intention to pedestrians, as they will be engaged in activities unrelated to driving. External human–machine interfaces (eHMIs) have been developed to fill the communication gap that will result by offering information to pedestrians about the situational awareness and intention of an AV. Several anthropomorphic eHMI concepts have employed facial expressions to communicate vehicle intention. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficiency of emotional (smile; angry expression) and conversational (nod; head shake) facial expressions in communicating vehicle intention (yielding; non-yielding). Participants completed a crossing intention task where they were tasked with deciding appropriately whether to cross the street or not. Emotional expressions communicated vehicle intention more efficiently than conversational expressions, as evidenced by the lower latency in the emotional expression condition compared to the conversational expression condition. The implications of our findings for the development of anthropomorphic eHMIs that employ facial expressions to communicate vehicle intention are discussed.

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“…Accordingly, Bushman (2002) has demonstrated that angry individuals who were instructed to ruminate about their anger acted more aggressively than controls. Similarly, research indicates that some drivers use swearing in traffic as a maladaptive strategy to decrease psychological tension (Popusoi, Havârneanu, & Havârneanu, 2018). Thus, swearing in traffic may be positively reinforced by short‐term relief in anger, and habitually selected to regulate emotions at the expense of more adaptive strategies.…”

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Regulating road rage

Bjureberg

Gross

2021

Social & Personality Psych

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Road rage has been a problem since the advent of cars. Given the ubiquity of road rage and its potentially devastating consequences, understanding road rage and developing interventions to curb it are important priorities. Emerging theoretical and empirical advances in the study of emotion and emotion regulation have provided new insights into why people develop road rage and how it can be prevented and treated. In the current article, we suggest an integrative conceptual framework for understanding road rage, based upon a psychological analysis of emotion and emotion regulation has been suggested. We begin by defining road rage and other key constructs. We then consider the interplay between road rage generation and road rage regulation. Using an emotion regulation framework, we describe key points at which emotion‐regulation difficulties can lead to road rage, followed by strategies that may alleviate these difficulties have been described. We suggest that this framework usefully organizes existing research on road rage, while exposing key directions for future research.

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“Get the f#∗k out of my way!” Exploring the cathartic effect of swear words in coping with driving anger

Cited by 18 publications

References 50 publications

“Holy Moly!” Positive and Negative Connotations of Swear Words in A Popular Western Animated Movie

“Holy Moly!” Positive and Negative Connotations of Swear Words in A Popular Western Animated Movie

Smiles and Angry Faces vs. Nods and Head Shakes: Facial Expressions at the Service of Autonomous Vehicles

Regulating road rage

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