کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
335974 547065 2011 8 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Oxytocin indexes relational distress following interpersonal harms in women
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری بیوشیمی، ژنتیک و زیست شناسی مولکولی علوم غدد
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Oxytocin indexes relational distress following interpersonal harms in women
چکیده انگلیسی

SummaryThe hypothalamic neuropeptide oxytocin, known for its involvement in social affiliation and bonding in animals, has recently been associated with a host of prosocial behaviors that are beneficial for maintaining positive social relationships in humans. Paradoxically, however, people with high endogenous levels of oxytocin also tend to report relational distress and interpersonal difficulties in their everyday lives. To address these contradictory findings, oxytocin reactivity was measured in response to a well-defined laboratory task in young adult women following recent interpersonal harms. Elevated mean peripheral oxytocin reactivity (but not baseline levels of oxytocin or cortisol reactivity) was associated with increased post-conflict anxiety and decreased levels of forgiveness. These results corroborate previous research implicating oxytocin as a neuroendocrine marker of relational distress, but not general stress, and demonstrate the utility of studying oxytocin in response to naturally occurring relational events.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Psychoneuroendocrinology - Volume 36, Issue 1, January 2011, Pages 115–122
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