Oxytocin and cortisol in romantically unattached young adults: Associations with bonding and psychological distress
Oxytocin and cortisol in romantically unattached young adults: Associations with bonding and psychological distress
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1469-8986.2008.00649.x
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发表时间：
2008-05-01
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3.7
通讯作者：
Feldman, Ruth
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作者：
Gordon, Ilanit;Zagoory-Sharon, Orna;Feldman, Ruth
尽管对催产素（OT）参与哺乳动物的结合进行了广泛的研究，但对其在整个生命周期中在人类社会关系中的作用知之甚少。45名没有恋爱关系的年轻人参加了研究。血浆催产素和唾液皮质醇采用酶免疫测定法进行评估，并收集自我报告的措施，债券，附件，焦虑和抑郁。催产素与父母的亲密关系有关，与心理困扰，特别是抑郁症状呈负相关。皮质醇与依恋焦虑有关。回归分析表明，成年人对父母的联系的陈述预测了OT水平高于皮质醇、心理困扰和依恋。研究结果与催产素的抗应激模型一致，并表明催产素可能在整个生命周期中与结合相关的认知中发挥作用。
Despite extensive research on the involvement of oxytocin (OT) in mammalian bonding, less is known about its role in human social affiliation across the life cycle. Forty-five romantically unattached young adults participated. Plasma oxytocin and salivary cortisol were assessed using enzyme immuno-assay, and self-report measures of bonding, attachment, anxiety, and depression were collected. Oxytocin was associated with bonding to own parents and inversely related to psychological distress, particularly depressive symptoms. Cortisol was related to attachment anxiety. Regression analysis indicated that the adult's representations of bonding to parents predicted OT levels above and beyond cortisol, psychological distress, and attachment. Findings are consistent with antistress models of oxytocin and suggest that oxytocin may play a role in bonding-related cognitions across the life span.