Citation

Hyatt CS, Maples-Keller JL, Sleep CE, Lynam DR, Miller JD. J. Res. Pers. 2019; 78: 61-75.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jrp.2018.11.005

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

In the current series of studies, we investigate the psychosocial connotations of common insults. In Studies 1 and 2, we investigated the most frequently used insults to denigrate men and women (asshole, dick, bitch), and generated trait profiles that can be considered prototypical of each insult. In Studies 3 and 4, we examined how these insults are relevant to other key indicators of interpersonal functioning, including aggression, social information processing, personality disorders, and substance use. We also gathered thin-slice and informant reports. Each of the insults was associated with trait Antagonism, as well as other behaviors that comprise Antagonism's nomological network (e.g., bullying, psychopathy, etc.).

RESULTS are discussed in terms of the importance of everyday language to psychological research.

Language: en

Keywords

Antagonism; Externalizing behavior; Five factor model; Insults; Lexical hypothesis