Intranasal oxytocin administration but not peripheral oxytocin regulates behaviors of attachment insecurity: A meta-analysis

K Zhang, Y Fan, R Yu, Y Tian, J Liu, P Gong - Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2021 - Elsevier
In light of the roles of oxytocin (OT) in social bonding and interpersonal relationship, studies
have examined the roles of OT in human attachment, but by and large previous findings are …

Long-term oxytocin administration enhances the experience of attachment

S Bernaerts, J Prinsen, E Berra, G Bosmans… - …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The neuropeptide 'oxytocin'(OT) is known to play a pivotal role in a variety of
complex social behaviors by promoting a prosocial attitude and interpersonal bonding …

Four-week intranasal oxytocin administration reduces attachment avoidance in older women

KA Wright, R Polk, T Lin, D Feifel, NC Ebner - Hormones and behavior, 2023 - Elsevier
The neuropeptide oxytocin (OT) serves as a critical modulator of social cognition and social
behavior. Adult attachment is an affiliative process crucial for social interaction across …

Paradoxical effects of intranasal oxytocin on trust in inpatient and community adolescents

A Venta, C Ha, S Vanwoerden, E Newlin… - Journal of Clinical …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Research suggests that oxytocin, a neuropeptide implicated in attachment, is a promising
clinical tool because it increases affiliation and attachment behaviors, which are reduced in …

Oxytocin modulates the cognitive appraisal of the own and others close intimate relationships

C Aguilar-Raab, M Eckstein, S Geracitano… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Close and intimate relationships are important promoters of health. Oxytocin and its
association with social cognition have been investigated in a large number of studies …

Psychophysiological effects of oxytocin on parent–child interactions: A literature review on oxytocin and parent–child interactions

M Szymanska, M Schneider… - Psychiatry and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Oxytocin (OT), often called the 'hormone of love'or 'hormone of attachment,'plays a
fundamental role in the establishment and quality of parent–infant bonding. However …

The oxytocin paradox

RAI Bethlehem, S Baron-Cohen, J van Honk… - Frontiers in behavioral …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
In 2005, Kosfeld et al. published their now seminal paper showing that intranasal oxytocin
(OXT) administration increased interpersonal trust (Kosfeld et al., 2005). This finding …

[HTML][HTML] Oxytocin modulates the link between adult attachment and cooperation through reduced betrayal aversion

CKW De Dreu - Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2012 - Elsevier
An experiment examined whether and how the relationship between individual differences
in social attachment and cooperation is modulated by brain oxytocin, a neuropeptide …

[HTML][HTML] Intranasal oxytocin and the stress-buffering effects of social support during experimentally induced pain: the role of attachment security

MME Riem, LE Kunst, WJ Kop - Journal of Affective Disorders, 2021 - Elsevier
Background This study examined whether intranasal oxytocin enhances the stress-buffering
effects of social support during experimentally induced pain, taking into account the role of …

Intranasal oxytocin increases positive communication and reduces cortisol levels during couple conflict

B Ditzen, M Schaer, B Gabriel, G Bodenmann… - Biological …, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: In nonhuman mammals, the neuropeptide oxytocin has repeatedly been
shown to increase social approach behavior and pair bonding. In particular, central nervous …