The Role of Oxytocin in Human Affect: A Novel Hypothesis
The Role of Oxytocin in Human Affect: A Novel Hypothesis
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DOI：
10.1177/0963721411417547
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发表时间：
2011-08-01
影响因子：
7.2
通讯作者：
Guastella, Adam J.
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作者：
Kemp, Andrew H.;Guastella, Adam J.
社会行为对日常活动至关重要，催产素已经成为发挥核心调节作用的关键。催产素增加了积极的社会情绪，如信任和利他主义，导致催产素促进积极的亲社会行为的假设。然而，其他研究结果表明，催产素可能发挥更普遍的作用，包括促进消极的社会情绪。这些发现导致了更广泛的社会显著性假设。我们提出了第三种可能的解释催产素对负面社会情绪的影响，并审查证据，以支持我们的社会方法/撤回假说。我们还为未来的研究提供了方向，强调了直接比较催产素对人类社会行为影响的替代假设的必要性。
Social behavior is crucial for day-to-day activities, and oxytocin has emerged as playing a central regulatory role. Oxytocin increases positive social emotions such as trust and altruism, leading to the hypothesis that oxytocin facilitates positive prosocial behaviors. However, other findings suggest that oxytocin may play a more general role that includes the facilitation of negative social emotions. These findings have led to the broader social-salience hypothesis. We propose a third possible alternative explanation for the impact of oxytocin on negative social emotions and review evidence to support our social-approach/withdrawal hypothesis. We also provide directions for future studies, highlighting the need for a direct comparison of alternative hypotheses relating to the impact of oxytocin on human social behavior.