Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
6817838 Psychoneuroendocrinology 2018 6 Pages PDF
Abstract
showed while oxytocin decreased negative reactions to being disliked in single men it had the opposite effect on men in a relationship, and this occurred primarily when dislike was expressed by females rather than males. In contrast, for men in a relationship oxytocin enhanced mood and affiliation tendency following being liked independent of the gender of the feedback provider. Thus, oxytocin may make single men looking for a potential partner more positive socially even towards females who dislike them, but has the opposite effect in men in a relationship who are not looking for a partner. These results provide further support for the context-dependency of oxytocin effects' on social preferences, and thereby the social salience hypothesis-based explanation of its actions.
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