Academic Abstract Interpersonal synchrony, the alignment of behavior and/or physiology
during interactions, is a pervasive phenomenon observed in diverse social contexts. Here …

There is growing interest in understanding how sexual arousal unfolds between partners,
and how this may change over the course of a relationship and in the face of sexual distress …

Depression affects millions worldwide, thus underscoring the urgent need to optimize health
care practices. To better understand the processes involved in psychotherapy gains, studies …

There is evidence that men's testosterone levels decline across the transition to fatherhood
and that this decline may reflect fathers' investment in the new family. There is also emerging …

Elderly people tend not to compete with others, and if they do, the mechanism behind the
competition is not clear. In this study, groups of elderly couples and matched cross-sex …

Rationale Music therapy has been in practice for years. However, the mechanism of action
of music or music therapy is not well understood. It is only recently that the …

Myths, drama, and sacred texts have warned against the fragile nature of human love; the
closer the affiliative bond, the quicker it can turn into hatred, suggesting similarities in the …

Significant literature now exists which strongly suggests men in Western countries are
shedding orthodox masculinity tropes in favor of greater male friendship intimacies and …

Individuals with severe mental illness (SMI) have been found to suffer a greater decline in
psychological well-being compared to the general population in times of stress. The present …

Background Oxytocin (OT) has been detected in various body fluids, including blood, urine,
saliva, breastmilk, and spinal fluid. Consistent with models that regard skin as a social organ …