<p>Reading through a scientific report on Big 5 characteristics in everyday life, I found a -.28 correlation for Agreaableness and swearing.
<a href="http://dingo.sbs.arizona.edu/~mehl/eReprints/EARlensmodelJPSP.pdf">http://dingo.sbs.arizona.edu/~mehl/eReprints/EARlensmodelJPSP.pdf</a></p>

<p>Do other studies usually support this? 
Is swearing (in combination with other cues) a useful indication of low agreeableness?</p>

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You'd have to be careful about some other factors with this--there are indications that willingness to swear in a non-native language is generally increased.
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Do people low on agreeableness swear more?
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# Do people low on agreeableness swear more?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-07-20)

Reading through a scientific report on Big 5 characteristics in everyday life, I found a -.28 correlation for Agreaableness and swearing.
<http://dingo.sbs.arizona.edu/~mehl/eReprints/EARlensmodelJPSP.pdf>

Do other studies usually support this?
Is swearing (in combination with other cues) a useful indication of low agreeableness?

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> **username_1**: You'd have to be careful about some other factors with this--there are indications that willingness to swear in a non-native language is generally increased.  

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