… attachment styles and oxytocin receptor (OXTR) gene variation were probed in a combined
risk factor model of social anxiety … ) depending on attachment style (Adult Attachment Scale, …

… A common understanding of adult attachment concerns the dimensions of anxiety and
avoidance. These two dimensions are commonly measured in self-report, for example with the …

… of attachment are neurobiological systems that regulate fear … of oxytocin differs according
to the adult attachment style of the individual. For example, a lower level of increase in oxytocin …

… oxytocin (OT)-centered research in anxiety spectrum conditions, … separation anxiety disorder,
specific phobias, social anxiety … between OT plasma levels and attachment anxiety in non-…

… Adult attachment is associated with two modes: avoidance and … In the present study,
among individuals with high attachment anxiety, administrated oxytocin could have promoted …

… ”, predicts negative associations between relationship quality and OT. In this model, perceived
gaps in romantic relationships (manifesting in stress and/or anxiety) lead to elevated OT, …

Oxytocin is a primary neuropeptide which coordinates affiliative behavior. Previous researchers
pointed to the association between genetic vulnerability on Oxytocin Receptor Gene (…

… OT administration also reduced the amygdala’s activation in response to fear-inducing
visual stimuli and causes down modulation in the connectivity between the amygdala and …

… Given the parallels between infant- and adult attachment formation, it may also be the case
… of the first year corresponding with stranger fear and stronger avoidance of secondary targets …

… on relationships between the oxytocin system and anxiety and mood disorders, focusing on
oxytocin-… correlations with prenatal anxiety, prenatal and postnatal depression, attachment …