Lost connections: Oxytocin and the neural, physiological, and behavioral consequences of disrupted relationships

TT Pohl, LJ Young, OJ Bosch - International Journal of Psychophysiology, 2019‏ - Elsevier
In humans and rodent animal models, the brain oxytocin system is paramount for facilitating
social bonds, from the formation and consequences of early-life parent-infant bonds to adult …

Aging, social distancing, and COVID-19 risk: Who is more vulnerable and why?

J Faraji, GAS Metz - Aging and disease, 2021‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Perceived social support represents an important predictor of healthy aging. The global
COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed the face of social relationships and revealed …

On the deep structure of social affect: Attitudes, emotions, sentiments, and the case of “contempt”

MM Gervais, DMT Fessler - Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2017‏ - cambridge.org
Contempt is typically studied as a uniquely human moral emotion. However, this approach
has yielded inconclusive results. We argue this is because the folk affect concept “contempt” …

Dyadic, biobehavioral, and sociocultural approaches to romantic relationships and health: Implications for research, practice, and policy

MR Shrout, SJ Wilson, AK Farrell… - Social and …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Romantic relationships are a key health determinant. Partners influence each other's
psychological, behavioral, and biological trajectories in ways that can foster health and …

Oxytocin, cortisol, and cognitive control during acute and naturalistic stress

S Young Kuchenbecker, SD Pressman, J Celniker… - Stress, 2021‏ - Taylor & Francis
Although stress is a strong risk factor for poor health, especially for women, it remains
unclear how stress affects the key neurohormones cortisol and oxytocin, which influence …

Social monogamy in nonhuman primates: phylogeny, phenotype, and physiology

JA French, J Cavanaugh, AC Mustoe… - The Journal of Sex …, 2018‏ - Taylor & Francis
Monogamy as a social system has been both a scientific puzzle and a sociocultural issue for
decades. In this review, we examine social monogamy from a comparative perspective with …

Hormonal systems, human social bonding, and affiliation

SW Gangestad, NM Grebe - Hormones and behavior, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Which hormones are implicated in human social bonding and affiliation? And how does field
research speak to this issue? We begin by laying out a broad view of how endocrine …

Urinary oxytocin levels in relation to post-conflict affiliations in wild male chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus)

A Preis, L Samuni, A Mielke, T Deschner… - Hormones and …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Many animals living in social groups have evolved behaviors to resolve conflicts between
group members, behaviors thought crucial for maintaining stable group life. Several …

Oxytocin and vulnerable romantic relationships

NM Grebe, AA Kristoffersen, TV Grøntvedt… - Hormones and …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Oxytocin (OT) has been implicated in the formation and maintenance of various social
relationships, including human romantic relationships. Competing models predict …

The “managed” or damaged heart? Emotional labor, gender, and posttraumatic stressors predict workplace event-related acute changes in cortisol, oxytocin, and …

A Birze, V LeBlanc, C Regehr, E Paradis… - Frontiers in …, 2020‏ - frontiersin.org
Vital to the everyday operation of police services, police communicators (911 call-takers and
dispatchers) are persistently subject to imminent challenges in the workplace; they must …