CD 38 expression, attachment style and habituation of arousal in relation to trust-related oxytocin release
Oxytocin plays an important role in human attachment, trust, social perception, memory, and fear regulation. Evidence suggests that CD38, a regulator of oxytocin release, may also be critical in these processes. The purpose of this study was to investigate the predictors of plasma oxytocin level mea...
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| Dokumentumtípus: | Cikk |
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North-Holland Publishing Company
2011
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| Sorozat: | BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY
88 No. 2-3 |
| doi: | 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2011.08.005 |
| mtmt: | 1840689 |
| Online Access: | http://publicatio.bibl.u-szeged.hu/11422 |
| Tartalmi kivonat: | Oxytocin plays an important role in human attachment, trust, social perception, memory, and fear regulation. Evidence suggests that CD38, a regulator of oxytocin release, may also be critical in these processes. The purpose of this study was to investigate the predictors of plasma oxytocin level measured after a task requiring intimate trust (secret sharing), modeling psychotherapeutic processes, and a neutral social interaction. Results revealed that peripheral CD38 expression positively predicted both trust-related and trust-unrelated oxytocin levels. In addition, habituation of arousal, as measured by skin conductance response, and attachment anxiety also emerged as predictors of oxytocin level in the trust-related condition. These results suggest that CD38 plays a general role in oxytocin secretion, whereas habituation of arousal and attachment anxiety are specifically related to situations involving intimate trust. |
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| Terjedelem/Fizikai jellemzők: | 223-226 |
| ISSN: | 0301-0511 |