oxytocin; interpersonal closeness; emotional accuracy; sex differences
Abstract :
[en] The effects of oxytocin might be sexual dimorphic. Male and female participants (N=122; 49% females) were tested using intranasal spray in a double-blind randomized, OT vs. placebo-controlled trial. OT-men reported an increase in interpersonal closeness and higher emotional accuracy relative to OT-women; placebo conditions did not yield sex differences.
Disciplines :
Neurosciences & behavior
Author, co-author :
Hawley, Kathryn; University of California, San Francisco
Reilly, Katherine; New York University
Schaan, Violetta ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE)
Mendes, Wendy Berry; University of California, San Francisco
Language :
English
Title :
Sex-related effects of oxytocin on interpersonal closeness and emotional accuracy.
Publication date :
2013
Event name :
14th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology
