More frequent partner hugs and higher oxytocin levels are linked to lower blood pressure and heart rate in premenopausal women

Light, Kathleen C.; Grewen, Karen M.; Amico, Janet A.

doi:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2004.11.002

Cited by 470Neuroendocrine regulation and behaviorHeart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlAttachment and Relationship Dynamics

The DOI matches its Crossref record; 69 of the 69 references it cites were found in a registry or an index.

More frequent partner hugs and higher oxytocin levels are linked to lower blood pressure and heart rate in premenopausal women

Light, Kathleen C., Grewen, Karen M., Amico, Janet A.·2005·Biological Psychology

DOI 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2004.11.002

Open this paper in CoChat — free account

Abstract

In animals, ventral stroking for >5 days increases oxytocin (OT) activity and decreases blood pressure (BP), but related human studies are few. Thus, relationships between self-reported frequency of partner hugs, plasma OT and BP levels were examined in 59 premenopausal women before and after warm contact with their husbands/partners ending with hugs. Higher baseline OT before partner contact was associated with lower BP and heart rate, and met criteria to be a partial mediator of the lower resting BP shown by women reporting more frequent hugs (P<0.05). OT levels during post-contact stress were unrelated to hugs or BP. Menstrual cycle phase did not influence any OT measure. Thus, frequent hugs between spouses/partners are associated with lower BP and higher OT levels in premenopausal women; OT-mediated reduction in central adrenergic activity and peripheral effects of OT on the heart and vasculature are pathways to examine in future research.

Integrity signals

Registry

Crossref · 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2004.11.002

Cites

69 of 69 references verified0 citation errors · 0 not checkable

Statistics

Recomputing p-values needs the paper’s full text.

Claims the paper makes

This paper’s full text isn’t openly available, so its claims and self-check weren’t run. The registry and citation checks still apply.

Claims other papers make about this one

Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?

Oxytocin is released in other animals by stroking and in humans by frequent partner hugging, which also reduces stress.
“Oxytocin is released in other animals by stroking and in humans by frequent partner hugging, which also reduces stress (Light et al. 2005).”
From Natural Selection, Childrearing, and the Ethics of Marriage (and Divorce): Building a Case for the Neuroenhancement of Human Relationships (2012) · cites this paper as Light et al. 2005
Plasma oxytocin levels can be elevated by attachment-related experiences including partner hugs, social support, massages, or orgasms.
“Plasma OXT levels can be elevated by several attachment-related experiences, including partner hugs (20), social support (21), massages (22), or orgasms (23)”
From Oxytocin enhances brain reward system responses in men viewing the face of their female partner (2013) · cites this paper as [20]
Receiving frequent hugs relates to lower blood pressure and heart rate.
“Likewise, receiving frequent hugs relates to lower blood pressure and heart rate [10,11]”
From Self-soothing touch and being hugged reduce cortisol responses to stress: A randomized controlled trial on stress, physical touch, and social identity (2021) · cites this paper as [11]
In humans, plasma oxytocin concentration is related to perceived closeness to or support received by a partner, suggesting a relation between higher oxytocin levels and stronger social bonding.
“In humans, the concentration of plasma oxytocin is related to the perceived closeness to [28] or support received by [29] a partner, suggesting a relation between higher oxytocin levels and stronger social bonding.”
From Food sharing is linked to urinary oxytocin levels and bonding in related and unrelated wild chimpanzees (2014) · cites this paper as [29]
Increased oxytocin activity during distress and its attenuating effects on HPA axis and autonomic nervous system activity may indicate a regulatory function of oxytocin in physiological stress.
“Increased oxytocin activity during distress [34,35] and its attenuating effects on HPA axis [36] and autonomic nervous system activity [37] may indicate a regulatory function of oxytocin in physiological stress.”
From Efficacy of oxytocin administration early after psychotrauma in preventing the development of PTSD: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial (2014) · cites this paper as [37]

1 retracted

THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN RETRACTED Repeated massage‐like stimulation induces long‐term effects on nociception: contribution of oxytocinergic mechanisms
Lund, I., Yu, L., Uvnas‐Moberg, K., Wang, J., Yu, C., Kurosawa, M., Agren, G., Rosén, A., Lekman, M., & Lundeberg, T. (2002) · European Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1046/j.1460-9568.2002.02087.x · Cited by 181
Retracted
The moderator-mediator variable distinction in social psychological research: Conceptual, strategic, and statistical considerations
Baron, R. M., & Kenny, D. A. (1986) · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · doi:10.1037/0022-3514.51.6.1173 · Cited by 91,532
The relationship between social support and physiological processes: A review with emphasis on underlying mechanisms and implications for health.
Uchino, B. N., Cacioppo, J. T., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K. (1996) · Psychological Bulletin · doi:10.1037/0033-2909.119.3.488 · Cited by 2,727
Marriage and health: His and hers
Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K., & Newton, T. L. (2001) · Psychological Bulletin · doi:10.1037//0033-2909.127.4.472 · Cited by 2,460
Neuroendocrine perspectives on social attachment and love
Sue Carter, C. (1998) · Psychoneuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/s0306-4530(98)00055-9 · Cited by 1,425
The Role of Social Relations in Health Promotion
Berkman, L. F. (1995) · Psychosomatic Medicine · doi:10.1097/00006842-199505000-00006 · Cited by 1,233 · cited 1×
“Emotional support from a spouse or long-term partner is related to lower risk of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality (Berkman, 1995; Knox and Uvnas-Moberg, 1998; Kiecolt-Glaser and Newton, 2001; Tower et al., 2002).”
Background
The neurobiology of attachment
Insel, T. R., & Young, L. J. (2001) · Nature Reviews Neuroscience · doi:10.1038/35053579 · Cited by 1,173
OXYTOCIN MAY MEDIATE THE BENEFITS OF POSITIVE SOCIAL INTERACTION AND EMOTIONS1The purpose of this paper is to describe the neuroendocrine mechanisms of positive social interactions.1
Uvnäs-Moberg, K. (1998) · Psychoneuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/s0306-4530(98)00056-0 · Cited by 966
Neurophysiological Correlates of Affiliative Behaviour between Humans and Dogs
Odendaal, J. S. J., & Meintjes, R. A. (2003) · The Veterinary Journal · doi:10.1016/s1090-0233(02)00237-x · Cited by 742
A Meta-Analysis of Massage Therapy Research.
Moyer, C. A., Rounds, J., & Hannum, J. W. (2004) · Psychological Bulletin · doi:10.1037/0033-2909.130.1.3 · Cited by 665
Cardiovascular Reactivity and the Presence of Pets, Friends, and Spouses: The Truth About Cats and Dogs
Allen, K. (2002) · Psychosomatic Medicine · doi:10.1097/01.psy.0000024236.11538.41 · Cited by 561
Effects of Partner Support on Resting Oxytocin, Cortisol, Norepinephrine, and Blood Pressure Before and After Warm Partner Contact
Grewen, K. M., Girdler, S. S., Amico, J., & Light, K. C. (2005) · Psychosomatic Medicine · doi:10.1097/01.psy.0000170341.88395.47 · Cited by 513
Self-citation
The neuroendocrine basis of social recognition
Ferguson, J. N., Young, L. J., & Insel, T. R. (2002) · Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology · doi:10.1006/frne.2002.0229 · Cited by 494
Oxytocin Administered Centrally Facilitates Formation of a Partner Preference in Female Prairie Voles (Microtus ochrogaster)
Williams, J. R., Insel, T. R., Harbaugh, C. R., & Carter, C. S. (1994) · Journal of Neuroendocrinology · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2826.1994.tb00579.x · Cited by 483
Oxytocin and sexual behavior
Carter, C. S. (1992) · Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews · doi:10.1016/s0149-7634(05)80176-9 · Cited by 417
Vasopressin and oxytocin receptors in the central nervous system
Tribollet, E., & Barberis, C. (1996) · Critical Reviews™ in Neurobiology · doi:10.1615/critrevneurobiol.v10.i1.60 · Cited by 399
An estrogen-dependent four-gene micronet regulating social recognition: A study with oxytocin and estrogen receptor-α and -β knockout mice
Choleris, E., Gustafsson, J.-Å., Korach, K. S., Muglia, L. J., Pfaff, D. W., & Ogawa, S. (2003) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.0631699100 · Cited by 386
Infant vocalization, adult aggression, and fear behavior of an oxytocin null mutant mouse
Winslow, J. T., Hearn, E. F., Ferguson, J., Young, L. J., Matzuk, M. M., & Insel, T. R. (2000) · Hormones and Behavior · doi:10.1006/hbeh.1999.1566 · Cited by 348
Preliminary Research on Plasma Oxytocin in Normal Cycling Women: Investigating Emotion and Interpersonal Distress
Turner, R. A., Altemus, M., Enos, T., Cooper, B., & McGuinness, T. (1999) · Psychiatry · doi:10.1080/00332747.1999.11024859 · Cited by 298
Natural Variations in Maternal Care Are Associated with Estrogen Receptor α Expression and Estrogen Sensitivity in the Medial Preoptic Area
Champagne, F. A., Weaver, I. C. G., Diorio, J. C., Sharma, S., & Meaney, M. J. (2003) · Endocrinology · doi:10.1210/en.2003-0564 · Cited by 295
Marital Research in the 20th Century and a Research Agenda for the 21st Century
Gottman, J. M., & Notarius, C. I. (2002) · Family Process · doi:10.1111/j.1545-5300.2002.41203.x · Cited by 279
Cellular biology of somatostatin receptors
Csaba, Z., & Dournaud, P. (2001) · Neuropeptides · doi:10.1054/npep.2001.0848 · Cited by 252
High blood pressure and marital discord: Not being nasty matters more than being nice.
Ewart, C. K., Taylor, C. B., Kraemer, H. C., & Agras, W. S. (1991) · Health Psychology · doi:10.1037/0278-6133.10.3.155 · Cited by 241
Warm Partner Contact Is Related to Lower Cardiovascular Reactivity
Grewen, K. M., Anderson, B. J., Girdler, S. S., & Light, K. C. (2003) · Behavioral Medicine · doi:10.1080/08964280309596065 · Cited by 240
Self-citation
Oxytocin causes a long-term decrease of blood pressure in female and male rats
PETERSSON, M., ALSTER, P., LUNDEBERG, T., & UVNÄS-MOBERG, K. (1996) · Physiology & Behavior · doi:10.1016/s0031-9384(96)00261-2 · Cited by 229
Female oxytocin-deficient mice display enhanced anxiety-related behavior
Mantella, R. C., Vollmer, R. R., Li, X., & Amico, J. A. (2003) · Endocrinology · doi:10.1210/en.2002-0197 · Cited by 200
Oxytocin is a cardiovascular hormone
Gutkowska, J., Jankowski, M., Mukaddam‐Daher, S., & McCann, S. M. (2000) · Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research · doi:10.1590/s0100-879x2000000600003 · Cited by 188
Responses to laboratory psychosocial stress in postpartum women
Altemus, M., Redwine, L. S., Leong, Y.-M., Frye, C. A., Porges, S. W., & Sue Carter, C. (2001) · Psychosomatic Medicine · doi:10.1097/00006842-200109000-00015 · Cited by 187
Social isolation and cardiovascular disease: an atherosclerotic pathway?
Knox, S. S., & Uvnäs-Moberg, K. (1998) · Psychoneuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/s0306-4530(98)00061-4 · Cited by 186
Oxytocin in Human Plasma: Correlation with Neurophysin and Stimulation with Estrogen*
Amico, J. A., SEIF, S. M., & ROBINSON, A. G. (1981) · The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · doi:10.1210/jcem-52-5-988 · Cited by 179
Self-citation
Oxytocin and its receptors are synthesized in the rat vasculature
Jankowski, M., Wang, D., Hajjar, F., Mukaddam-Daher, S., McCann, S. M., & Gutkowska, J. (2000) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.110137497 · Cited by 175
Oxytocin Control of Maternal Behavior Regulation by Sex Steroids and Offspring Stimulia
PEDERSEN, C. A. (1997) · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.1997.tb51916.x · Cited by 172
Developmental exposure to oxytocin facilitates partner preferences in male prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster)
Bales, K. L., & Carter, C. S. (2003) · Behavioral Neuroscience · doi:10.1037/0735-7044.117.4.854 · Cited by 155
Oxytocin responsivity in mothers of infants: A preliminary study of relationships with blood pressure during laboratory stress and normal ambulatory activity.
Light, K. C., Smith, T. E., Johns, J. M., Brownley, K. A., Hofheimer, J. A., & Amico, J. A. (2000) · Health Psychology · doi:10.1037//0278-6133.19.6.560 · Cited by 154
Self-citation
Oxytocin responsivity in mothers of infants: A preliminary study of relationships with blood pressure during laboratory stress and normal ambulatory activity
Light, K. C., Smith, T. E., Johns, J. M., Brownley, K. A., Hofheimer, J. A., & Amico, J. A. (2000) · Health Psychology · doi:10.1037/0278-6133.19.6.560 · Cited by 154
Self-citation
Social relationships and ambulatory blood pressure: Structural and qualitative predictors of cardiovascular function during everyday social interactions.
Holt‐Lunstad, J., Uchino, B. N., Smith, T. W., Olson-Cerny, C., & Nealey-Moore, J. B. (2003) · Health Psychology · doi:10.1037/0278-6133.22.4.388 · Cited by 150
Age-related changes in cardiovascular response as a function of a chronic stressor and social support.
Uchino, B. N., Kiecolt‐Glaser, J. K., & Cacioppo, J. T. (1992) · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · doi:10.1037//0022-3514.63.5.839 · Cited by 150
Chapter 22 Cardiovascular effects of oxytocin
Petersson, M. (2002) · Progress in brain research · doi:10.1016/s0079-6123(02)39024-1 · Cited by 147
Chapter 17 Neuroendocrine and emotional changes in the post-partum period
Carter, C. S., Altemus, M. M., & Pchrousos, G. (2001) · Progress in brain research · doi:10.1016/s0079-6123(01)33018-2 · Cited by 133
Oxytocin Links Mothering Received, Mothering Bestowed and Adult Stress Responses
Pedersen, C. A., & Boccia, M. L. (2002) · Stress · doi:10.1080/1025389021000037586 · Cited by 120
Negative Inotropic and Chronotropic Effects of Oxytocin
Mukaddam‐Daher, S., Yin, Y., Roy, J. A., Gutkowska, J., & Cardinal, R. (2001) · Hypertension · doi:10.1161/01.hyp.38.2.292 · Cited by 119
Age-related changes in cardiovascular response as a function of a chronic stressor and social support.
Uchino, B. N., Kiecolt‐Glaser, J. K., & Cacioppo, J. T. (1992) · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · doi:10.1037/0022-3514.63.5.839 · Cited by 110
Deficits in plasma oxytocin responses and increased negative affect, stress, and blood pressure in mothers with cocaine exposure during pregnancy
Light, K. C., Grewen, K., Amico, J. A., Boccia, M. L., Brownley, K. A., & Johns, J. M. (2004) · Addictive Behaviors · doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2004.02.062 · Cited by 109
Self-citation
Increased Vasopressin and Adrenocorticotropin Responses to Stress in the Midluteal Phase of the Menstrual Cycle
Altemus, M. M., Roca, C., Galliven, E., Romanos, C., & Deuster, P. A. (2001) · The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · doi:10.1210/jcem.86.6.7596 · Cited by 104
Postnatal oxytocin treatment and postnatal stroking of rats reduce blood pressure in adulthood
Holst, S., Uvnäs‐Moberg, K., & Petersson, M. (2002) · Autonomic Neuroscience · doi:10.1016/s1566-0702(02)00134-0 · Cited by 104
Short-Term Increase and Long-Term Decrease of Blood Pressure in Response to Oxytocin-Potentiating Effect of Female Steroid Hormones
Petersson, M., Lundeberg, T., & Uvnäs‐Moberg, K. (1999) · Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology · doi:10.1097/00005344-199901000-00015 · Cited by 95
Increased accumulation of oxytocin messenger ribonucleic acid in the hypothalamus of the female rat: induction by long term estradiol and progesterone administration and subsequent progesterone withdrawal
Crowley, R. S., Insel, T. R., O’Keefe, J. A., Kim, N. B., & Amico, J. A. (1995) · Endocrinology · doi:10.1210/endo.136.1.7828535 · Cited by 89
Self-citation
Partner Interactions Are Associated With Reduced Blood Pressure in the Natural Environment: Ambulatory Monitoring Evidence From a Healthy, Multiethnic Adult Sample
Gump, B. B., Polk, D. E., Kamarck, T. W., & Shiffman, S. M. (2001) · Psychosomatic Medicine · doi:10.1097/00006842-200105000-00011 · Cited by 88
Psychological stress of exposure to uncontrollable noise increases plasma oxytocin in high emotionality women
Sanders, G. (1990) · Psychoneuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/0306-4530(90)90046-c · Cited by 86
Passionate Friendships Among Adolescent Sexual-Minority Women
Diamond, L. M. (2000) · Journal of Research on Adolescence · doi:10.1207/sjra1002_4 · Cited by 73
Acute cocaine alters oxytocin levels in the medial preoptic area and amygdala in lactating rat dams: implications for cocaine-induced changes in maternal behavior and maternal aggression
Elliott, J., Lubin, D. A., Walker, C. H., & Johns, J. M. (2001) · Neuropeptides · doi:10.1054/npep.2001.0854 · Cited by 66
Evaluation of a New Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitor (Accutracker 102): Laboratory Comparisons With Direct Arterial Pressure, Stethoscopic Auscultatory Pressure, and Readings From a Similar Monitor (Spacelabs Model 5200)
Light, K. C., Obrist, P. A., & Cubeddu, L. X. (1988) · Psychophysiology · doi:10.1111/j.1469-8986.1988.tb00969.x · Cited by 56
Self-citation
Family support and cardiovascular responses in married couples during conflict and other interactions
Broadwell, S. D., & Light, K. C. (1999) · International Journal of Behavioral Medicine · doi:10.1207/s15327558ijbm0601_4 · Cited by 55
Self-citation
Effects of Emotion on Oxytocin, Prolactin, and ACTH in Women
Turner, R. A., Altemus, M. M., Yip, D. N., Kupferman, E., Fletcher, D., Bostrom, A., Lyons, D. M., & Amico, J. A. (2002) · Stress · doi:10.1080/1025389021000037586-1 · Cited by 55
Self-citation
Cardiovascular Reactivity and Initiate/Avoid Patterns of Marital Communication: A Test of Gottman's Psychophysiologic Model of Marital Interaction
Denton, W. H., Burleson, B. R., Hobbs, B. V., Stein, M., & Rodriguez, C. P. (2001) · Journal of Behavioral Medicine · doi:10.1023/a:1012278209577 · Cited by 55
Types of Marital Closeness and Mortality Risk in Older Couples
Tower, R. B., Kasl, S., & Darefsky, A. S. (2002) · Psychosomatic Medicine · doi:10.1097/00006842-200207000-00015 · Cited by 51
Oxytocinergic activity is linked to lower blood pressure and vascular resistance during stress in postmenopausal women on estrogen replacement
Light, K. C., Grewen, K., Amico, J. A., Brownley, K. A., West, S. G., Hinderliter, A. L., & Girdler, S. S. (2005) · Hormones and Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2004.12.010 · Cited by 51
Self-citation
Circulating oxytocin and vasopressin is influenced by ovarian steroid replacement in women
Bossmar, T., Forsling, M. L., & Åkerlund, M. (1995) · Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica · doi:10.3109/00016349509024387 · Cited by 43
Marital support, spousal contact and the course of mild hypertension
Baker, B., Szalai, J. P., Paquette, M., & Tobe, S. W. (2003) · Journal of Psychosomatic Research · doi:10.1016/s0022-3999(02)00551-2 · Cited by 42
Systemic oxytocin treatment modulates α2-adrenoceptors in telencephalic and diencephalic regions of the rat
Dı́az-Cabiale, Z., Petersson, M., Narváez, J. Á., Uvnäs-Moberg, K., & Fuxé, K. (2000) · Brain Research · doi:10.1016/s0006-8993(00)03017-1 · Cited by 41
TACTILE STIMULUS AND NEUROHORMONAL RESPONSE: A PILOT STUDY
WIKSTRÖM, S., Gunnarsson, T., & Nordin, C. (2003) · International Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1080/00207450390200954 · Cited by 38
An Oxytocin Precursor Intermediate Circulates in the Plasma of Humans and Rhesus Monkeys Administered Estrogen
Amico, J. A., & Hempel, J. D. (2008) · Neuroendocrinology · doi:10.1159/000125371 · Cited by 38
Self-citation
Blood Pressure Reactivity and Marital Distress in Employed Women
Carels, R. A., Szczepanski, R., Blumenthal, J. A., & Sherwood, A. (1998) · Psychosomatic Medicine · doi:10.1097/00006842-199809000-00022 · Cited by 33
Relationship quality: effects on ambulatory blood pressure and negative affect in a biracial sample of men and women
Grewen, K., Girdler, S. S., & Light, K. C. (2005) · Blood Pressure Monitoring · doi:10.1097/00126097-200506000-00002 · Cited by 31
Self-citation
Oxytocin mRNA content in the endometrium of non‐pregnant women
Steinwall, M., Hansson, S. R., Bossmar, T., Larsson, I., Pilka, R., & Åkerlund, M. (2004) · BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology · doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.2004.00049.x · Cited by 23
Osmotically-induced release of vasopressin and oxytocin in non-pregnant women - influence of estrogen and progesterone
Steinwall, M., Åkerlund, M., Bossmar, T., & Forsling, M. L. (1998) · Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica · doi:10.1034/j.1600-0412.1998.771007.x · Cited by 16
Hostility, conflict and cardiovascular responses in married couples: a focus on the dyad
Broadwell, S. D., & Light, K. C. (2005) · International Journal of Behavioral Medicine · doi:10.1207/s15327558ijbm1203_3 · Cited by 13
Self-citation
An ovarian steroid hormone regimen that increases hypothalamic oxytocin expression alters [3H] muscimol binding in the hypothalamic supraoptic nucleus of the female rat
Amico, J. A., Davis, A. M., & McCarthy, M. M. (2000) · Brain Research · doi:10.1016/s0006-8993(99)02373-2 · Cited by 11
Self-citation
Osmotically-induced release of vasopressin and oxytocin in non-pregnant women - influence of estrogen and progesterone
Steinwall, M., Åkerlund, M., Bossmar, T., et al. (1998) · Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica · doi:10.1080/j.1600-0412.1998.771007.x · Cited by 10

Flagged first, then by citations

Research works printed but not linked: 1

Grewen, 2004, Warm contact and partner support influence oxytocin, cortisol, norepinephrine and BP, Psychosomatic Medicine

Sorted by citations

Positive Emotions Broaden and Build
Fredrickson, B. L. (2013) · Advances in Experimental Social Psychology · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-407236-7.00001-2 · Cited by 1,907
Psychological stress in childhood and susceptibility to the chronic diseases of aging: Moving toward a model of behavioral and biological mechanisms.
Miller, G. E., Chen, E., & Parker, K. J. (2011) · Psychological Bulletin · doi:10.1037/a0024768 · Cited by 1,785
Marital quality and health: A meta-analytic review.
Robles, T. F., Slatcher, R. B., Trombello, J. M., & McGinn, M. M. (2013) · Psychological Bulletin · doi:10.1037/a0031859 · Cited by 1,764
Gender differences in posttraumatic stress disorder.
Olff, M., Langeland, W., Draijer, N., & Gersons, B. P. R. (2007) · Psychological Bulletin · doi:10.1037/0033-2909.133.2.183 · Cited by 1,058
The science of interpersonal touch: An overview
Gallace, A., & Spence, C. (2010) · Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2008.10.004 · Cited by 879
The social role of touch in humans and primates: Behavioural function and neurobiological mechanisms
Dunbar, R. I. M. (2010) · Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2008.07.001 · Cited by 798
Tend and Befriend: Biobehavioral Bases of Affiliation Under Stress
Taylor, S. E. (2006) · Current Directions in Psychological Science · doi:10.1111/j.1467-8721.2006.00451.x · Cited by 755
Touch for socioemotional and physical well-being: A review
Field, T. M. (2010) · Developmental Review · doi:10.1016/j.dr.2011.01.001 · Cited by 727
The Peptide That Binds: A Systematic Review of Oxytocin and its Prosocial Effects in Humans
MacDonald, K., & MacDonald, T. M. (2010) · Harvard Review of Psychiatry · doi:10.3109/10673220903523615 · Cited by 585
“Social Support: A Review”
Taylor, S. E. (2012) · The Oxford Handbook of Health Psychology · doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195342819.013.0009 · Cited by 993
Effects of different kinds of couple interaction on cortisol and heart rate responses to stress in women
Ditzen, B., Neumann, I. D., Bodenmann, G., von Dawans, B., Turner, R. A., Ehlert, U., & Heinrichs, M. (2007) · Psychoneuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2007.03.011 · Cited by 525
Effects of Partner Support on Resting Oxytocin, Cortisol, Norepinephrine, and Blood Pressure Before and After Warm Partner Contact
Grewen, K. M., Girdler, S. S., Amico, J., & Light, K. C. (2005) · Psychosomatic Medicine · doi:10.1097/01.psy.0000170341.88395.47 · Cited by 513
Self-citation
Influence of a “Warm Touch” Support Enhancement Intervention Among Married Couples on Ambulatory Blood Pressure, Oxytocin, Alpha Amylase, and Cortisol
Holt-Lunstad, J., Birmingham, W. A., & Light, K. C. (2008) · Psychosomatic Medicine · doi:10.1097/psy.0b013e318187aef7 · Cited by 473
Self-citation
Self-soothing behaviors with particular reference to oxytocin release induced by non-noxious sensory stimulation
UvnÃ¤s-Moberg, K., Handlin, L., & Petersson, M. (2015) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01529 · Cited by 351
Oxytocin enhances brain reward system responses in men viewing the face of their female partner
Scheele, D., Wille, A., Kendrick, K. M., Stoffel-Wagner, B., Becker, B., Güntürkün, O., Maier, W., & Hurlemann, R. (2013) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.1314190110 · Cited by 340
Evaluation of enzyme immunoassay and radioimmunoassay methods for the measurement of plasma oxytocin
Szeto, A., McCabe, P. M., Nation, D. A., Tabak, B. A., Rossetti, M. A., McCullough, M. E., Schneiderman, N., & Mendez, A. J. (2011) · Psychosomatic Medicine · doi:10.1097/psy.0b013e31821df0c2 · Cited by 330
The neuroscience of affiliation: forging links between basic and clinical research on neuropeptides and social behavior
A. Bartz, J., & Hollander, E. (2006) · Hormones and Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2006.06.018 · Cited by 311
“Shift-and-Persist” Strategies: Why Low Socioeconomic Status Isn’t Always Bad for Health
Chen, E., & Miller, G. E. (2012) · Perspectives on Psychological Science · doi:10.1177/1745691612436694 · Cited by 359
The behavioral, anatomical and pharmacological parallels between social attachment, love and addiction
Burkett, J. P., & Young, L. J. (2012) · Psychopharmacology · doi:10.1007/s00213-012-2794-x · Cited by 307
Affectionate Touch to Promote Relational, Psychological, and Physical Well-Being in Adulthood: A Theoretical Model and Review of the Research
Jakubiak, B. K., & Feeney, B. C. (2016) · Personality and Social Psychology Review · doi:10.1177/1088868316650307 · Cited by 331
Prosocial effects of oxytocin and clinical evidence for its therapeutic potential
Striepens, N., Kendrick, K. M., Maier, W., & Hurlemann, R. (2011) · Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/j.yfrne.2011.07.001 · Cited by 283
Friends with benefits: Social support and its relevance for farm animal welfare
Rault, J. (2011) · Applied Animal Behaviour Science · doi:10.1016/j.applanim.2011.10.002 · Cited by 290
An Examination of Changes in Oxytocin Levels in Men and Women Before and After Interaction With a Bonded Dog
Miller, S. C., Kennedy, C., DeVoe, D. C., Hickey, M. S., Nelson, T., & Kogan, L. R. (2009) · Anthrozoös · doi:10.2752/175303708x390455 · Cited by 270
Attachment, aggression and affiliation: the role of oxytocin in female social behavior
Campbell, A. (2008) · Biological Psychology · doi:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2007.09.001 · Cited by 269
Are plasma oxytocin in women and plasma vasopressin in men biomarkers of distressed pair-bond relationships?
Taylor, S. E., Saphire-Bernstein, S., & Seeman, T. E. (2010) · Psychological Science · doi:10.1177/0956797609356507 · Cited by 256
Touch as an Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Process in Couples’ Daily Lives
Debrot, A., Schoebi, D., Perrez, M., & Horn, A. B. (2013) · Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin · doi:10.1177/0146167213497592 · Cited by 251
Food sharing is linked to urinary oxytocin levels and bonding in related and unrelated wild chimpanzees
Wittig, R. M., Crockford, C., Deschner, T., Langergraber, K. E., Ziegler, T. E., & Zuberbühler, K. (2014) · Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences · doi:10.1098/rspb.2013.3096 · Cited by 235
Oxytocin and human social behavior.
Campbell, A. (2010) · Personality and Social Psychology Review · doi:10.1177/1088868310363594 · Cited by 232
Marital behavior, oxytocin, vasopressin, and wound healing
Gouin, J.-P., Carter, C. S., Pournajafi-Nazarloo, H., Glaser, R., Malarkey, W. B., Loving, T. J., Stowell, J., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K. (2010) · Psychoneuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2010.01.009 · Cited by 227
Social Touch Technology: A Survey of Haptic Technology for Social Touch
Huisman, G. (2017) · IEEE Transactions on Haptics · doi:10.1109/toh.2017.2650221 · Cited by 240
Keep Calm and Cuddle on: Social Touch as a Stress Buffer
Morrison, I. (2016) · Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology · doi:10.1007/s40750-016-0052-x · Cited by 256
C-tactile afferent stimulating touch carries a positive affective value
Pawling, R., Cannon, P. R., McGlone, F. P., & Walker, S. C. (2017) · PLOS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0173457 · Cited by 222
Oxytocin and social motivation
Gordon, I., Martin, C., Feldman, R., & Leckman, J. F. (2011) · Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · doi:10.1016/j.dcn.2011.07.007 · Cited by 211
Oxytocin buffers cortisol responses to stress in individuals with impaired emotion regulation abilities
Quirin, M., Kuhl, J., & Düsing, R. (2011) · Psychoneuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2010.12.005 · Cited by 204
The Neurobiology Shaping Affective Touch: Expectation, Motivation, and Meaning in the Multisensory Context
Ellingsen, D., Leknes, S., Løseth, G. E., Wessberg, J., & Olausson, H. (2016) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01986 · Cited by 214
Anxiety, cortisol, and attachment predict plasma oxytocin
Tops, M., Van Peer, J. M., Korf, J., Wijers, A. A., & Tucker, D. M. (2007) · Psychophysiology · doi:10.1111/j.1469-8986.2007.00510.x · Cited by 197
Oxytocin plasma concentrations after single intranasal oxytocin administration–a study in healthy men
Gossen, A., Hahn, A., Westphal, L., Prinz, S., Schultz, R. T., Gründer, G., & Spreckelmeyer, K. N. (2012) · Neuropeptides · doi:10.1016/j.npep.2012.07.001 · Cited by 189
C-tactile afferents: Cutaneous mediators of oxytocin release during affiliative tactile interactions?
Walker, S. C., Trotter, P. D., Swaney, W. T., Marshall, A. G., & McGlone, F. P. (2017) · Neuropeptides · doi:10.1016/j.npep.2017.01.001 · Cited by 204
Social relationships and mortality
Holt‐Lunstad, J., & Smith, T. B. (2012) · Social and Personality Psychology Compass · doi:10.1111/j.1751-9004.2011.00406.x · Cited by 181
Helping oxytocin deliver: considerations in the development of oxytocin-based therapeutics for brain disorders
MacDonald, K., & Feifel, D. (2013) · Frontiers in Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnins.2013.00035 · Cited by 181
Plasma oxytocin distributions in a large cohort of women and men and their gender-specific associations with anxiety
Weisman, O., Zagoory‐Sharon, O., Schneiderman, I., Gordon, I., & Feldman, R. (2012) · Psychoneuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2012.08.011 · Cited by 175
Kissing in Marital and Cohabiting Relationships: Effects on Blood Lipids, Stress, and Relationship Satisfaction
Floyd, K., Boren, J. P., Hannawa, A. F., Hesse, C., McEwan, B., & Veksler, A. E. (2009) · Western Journal of Communication · doi:10.1080/10570310902856071 · Cited by 164
Oxytocin, cortisol, and triadic family interactions
Gordon, I., Zagoory-Sharon, O., Leckman, J. F., & Feldman, R. (2010) · Physiology & Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2010.08.008 · Cited by 158
Monetary sacrifice among strangers is mediated by endogenous oxytocin release after physical contact
MORHENN, V, PARK, J., PIPER, E., & ZAK, P. (2008) · Evolution and Human Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2008.04.004 · Cited by 158
In touch with your emotions: Oxytocin and touch change social impressions while others’ facial expressions can alter touch
Ellingsen, D.-M., Wessberg, J., Chelnokova, O., Olausson, H., Laeng, B., & Leknes, S. (2014) · Psychoneuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.09.017 · Cited by 153
The role of oxytocin in male and female reproductive behavior
Veening, J. G., A, T. R. D. J., Waldinger, M. D., Korte, S. M., & Olivier, B. (2014) · European Journal of Pharmacology · doi:10.1016/j.ejphar.2014.07.045 · Cited by 156
Social closeness increases salivary progesterone in humans
Brown, S. L., Fredrickson, B. L., Wirth, M. M., Poulin, M. J., Meier, E. A., Heaphy, E. D., Cohen, M. D., & Schultheiss, O. C. (2009) · Hormones and Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2009.03.022 · Cited by 157
Cortisol-Induced Increases of Plasma Oxytocin Levels Predict Decreased Immediate Free Recall of Unpleasant Words
Mattie Tops, A., Buisman‐Pijlman, F. T. A., Boksem, M. A. S., Wijers, A. A., & Korf, J. (2012) · Frontiers in Psychiatry · doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2012.00043 · Cited by 150
An investigation of plasma and salivary oxytocin responses in breast- and formula-feeding mothers of infants
Grewen, K. M., Davenport, R. E., & Light, K. C. (2010) · Psychophysiology · doi:10.1111/j.1469-8986.2009.00968.x · Cited by 146
Self-citation
Oxytocin׳s role in anxiety: A critical appraisal
MacDonald, K., & Feifel, D. (2014) · Brain Research · doi:10.1016/j.brainres.2014.01.025 · Cited by 139
Huggable communication medium decreases cortisol levels
Sumioka, H., Nakae, A., Kanai, R., & Ishiguro, H. (2013) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/srep03034 · Cited by 180
The social brain: Neurobiological basis of affiliative behaviours and psychological well-being
Walker, S. C., & McGlone, F. P. (2013) · Neuropeptides · doi:10.1016/j.npep.2013.10.008 · Cited by 145
Touch increases autonomic coupling between romantic partners
Chatel-Goldman, J., Congedo, M., Jutten, C., & Schwartz, J.-L. (2014) · Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00095 · Cited by 135
Social cognition under stress: Differential effects of stress-induced cortisol elevations in healthy young men and women
Smeets, T., Dziobek, I., & Wolf, O. T. (2009) · Hormones and Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2009.01.011 · Cited by 176
Dissecting the Role of Oxytocin in the Formation and Loss of Social Relationships
Hurlemann, R., & Scheele, D. (2016) · Biological Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2015.05.013 · Cited by 136
A psychobiological rationale for oxytocin in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder
Olff, M., Langeland, W., Witteveen, A., & Denys, D. (2010) · CNS Spectrums · doi:10.1017/s109285290000047x · Cited by 135
Oxytocin blunts social vigilance in the rhesus macaque
Ebitz, R. B., Watson, K. K., & Platt, M. L. (2013) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.1305230110 · Cited by 132
Variation in oxytocin is related to variation in affiliative behavior in monogamous, pairbonded tamarins
Snowdon, C. T., Pieper, B. A., Boe, C. Y., Cronin, K. A., Kurian, A. V., & Ziegler, T. E. (2010) · Hormones and Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2010.06.014 · Cited by 133
If I Could Just Stop Loving You: Anti-Love Biotechnology and the Ethics of a Chemical Breakup
Earp, B. D., Wudarczyk, O. A., Sandberg, A., & Savulescu, J. (2013) · The American Journal of Bioethics · doi:10.1080/15265161.2013.839752 · Cited by 129
Oxytocin facilitates the sensation of social stress
Eckstein, M., Scheele, D., Weber, K., Stoffel‐Wagner, B., Maier, W., & Hurlemann, R. (2014) · Human Brain Mapping · doi:10.1002/hbm.22508 · Cited by 119
Self-soothing touch and being hugged reduce cortisol responses to stress: A randomized controlled trial on stress, physical touch, and social identity
Dreisoerner, A., Junker, N. M., Schlotz, W., Heimrich, J., Bloemeke, S., Ditzen, B., & van Dick, R. (2021) · Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/j.cpnec.2021.100091 · Cited by 118
“Likewise, receiving frequent hugs relates to lower blood pressure and heart rate [10,11] as well as to faster recovery times after being infected with a common cold virus [12].”
Background
Oxytocin indexes relational distress following interpersonal harms in women
Tabak, B. A., McCullough, M. E., Szeto, A., Mendez, A. J., & McCabe, P. M. (2011) · Psychoneuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2010.07.004 · Cited by 116
Calming Effects of Touch in Human, Animal, and Robotic Interaction—Scientific State-of-the-Art and Technical Advances
Eckstein, M., Mamaev, I., Ditzen, B., & Sailer, U. (2020) · Frontiers in Psychiatry · doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2020.555058 · Cited by 121
Separation Anxiety, Attachment and Inter-Personal Representations: Disentangling the Role of Oxytocin in the Perinatal Period
Eapen, V., Dadds, M. R., Barnett, B. E. W., Kohlhoff, J. R., Khan, F., Radom, N., & Silove, D. M. (2014) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0107745 · Cited by 123
Neuroenhancement of love and marriage: the chemicals between us.
Savulescu, J., & Sandberg, A. (2008) · Neuroethics · doi:10.1007/s12152-007-9002-4 · Cited by 111
Nonsocial Functions of Hypothalamic Oxytocin
Yang, H.-P., Wang, L., Han, L., & Wang, S. C. (2013) · ISRN Neuroscience · doi:10.1155/2013/179272 · Cited by 116
Toward an Understanding of Gender Differences in the Impact of Marital Conflict on Health
Wanic, R. A., & Kulik, J. (2011) · Sex Roles · doi:10.1007/s11199-011-9968-6 · Cited by 112
Plasma oxytocin is related to lower cardiovascular and sympathetic reactivity to stress
Grewen, K., & Light, K. C. (2011) · Biological Psychology · doi:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2011.04.003 · Cited by 107
Self-citation
The influence of depressive symptomatology and perceived stress on plasma and salivary oxytocin before, during and after a support enhancement intervention
Holt-Lunstad, J., Birmingham, W., & Light, K. C. (2011) · Psychoneuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2011.03.007 · Cited by 103
Self-citation
More Than Just Sex
Debrot, A., Meuwly, N., Muise, A., Impett, E. A., & Schoebi, D. (2017) · Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin · doi:10.1177/0146167216684124 · Cited by 106
Oxytocin and Social Bonds: The Role of Oxytocin in Perceptions of Romantic Partners’ Bonding Behavior
Algoe, S. B., Kurtz, L. E., & Grewen, K. (2017) · Psychological Science · doi:10.1177/0956797617716922 · Cited by 103
Self-citation
Does touch matter? The impact of stroking versus non-stroking maternal touch on cardio-respiratory processes in mothers and infants
Puyvelde, M. V., Gorissen, A.-S., Pattyn, N., & McGlone, F. (2019) · Physiology & Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2019.04.024 · Cited by 105
The effects of perceived parenting style on the propensity for illicit drug use: the importance of parental warmth and control
Montgomery, C., Fisk, J. E., & CRAIG, L. (2008) · Drug and Alcohol Review · doi:10.1080/09595230802392790 · Cited by 100
Intranasal oxytocin effects on social cognition: A critique
Evans, S. L., Dal Monte, O., Noble, P., & Averbeck, B. B. (2014) · Brain Research · doi:10.1016/j.brainres.2013.11.008 · Cited by 97
Salubrious effects of oxytocin on social stress-induced deficits
Smith, A. S., & Wang, Z. (2012) · Hormones and Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2011.11.010 · Cited by 88
Oxytocin modulates proliferation and stress responses of human skin cells: implications for atopic dermatitis
Deing, V., Roggenkamp, D., Kühnl, J., Gruschka, A., Stäb, F., Wenck, H., Bürkle, A., & Neufang, G. (2013) · Experimental Dermatology · doi:10.1111/exd.12155 · Cited by 99
Romantic Relationships and Health
Loving, T. J., & Slatcher, R. B. (2013) · Oxford University Press eBooks · doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195398694.013.0028 · Cited by 96
Why Women Have Orgasms: An Evolutionary Analysis
Puts, D. A., Khytam Dawood, B., & Welling, L. L. M. (2012) · Archives of Sexual Behavior · doi:10.1007/s10508-012-9967-x · Cited by 89
Re‐Socializing Psychiatry
Kirmayer, L. J., & Gold, I. (2011) · Wiley eBooks · doi:10.1002/9781444343359.ch15 · Cited by 90
Oxytocin induces positive expectations about ambivalent stimuli (cognitive bias) in dogs
Kis, A., Hernádi, A., Kanizsàr, O., Gácsi, M., & Topál, J. (2014) · Hormones and Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2014.12.004 · Cited by 96
Human Affection Exchange: XV. Metabolic and Cardiovascular Correlates of Trait Expressed Affection
Floyd, K., Hesse, C., & Haynes, M. T. (2007) · Communication Quarterly · doi:10.1080/01463370600998715 · Cited by 87
Oxytocin antagonist treatments alter the formation of pair relationships in zebra finches of both sexes
Pedersen, A., & Tomaszycki, M. L. (2012) · Hormones and Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2012.05.009 · Cited by 87
Close Relationships and Health in Daily Life
Stadler, G., Snyder, K. A., Horn, A. B., Shrout, P. E., & Bolger, N. P. (2012) · Psychosomatic Medicine · doi:10.1097/psy.0b013e31825473b8 · Cited by 89
The many faces of oxytocin: Implications for psychiatry
Zik, J. B., & Roberts, D. L. (2014) · Psychiatry Research · doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2014.11.048 · Cited by 91
Interpersonal Neural Synchronization during Interpersonal Touch Underlies Affiliative Pair Bonding between Romantic Couples
Long, Y., Zheng, L., Zhao, H., Zhou, S., Zhai, Y., & Lu, C. (2020) · Cerebral Cortex · doi:10.1093/cercor/bhaa316 · Cited by 89
Framing sexual health research: adopting a broader perspective
Wellings, K., & Johnson, A. M. (2013) · The Lancet · doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(13)62378-8 · Cited by 80
Foot massage evokes oxytocin release and activation of orbitofrontal cortex and superior temporal sulcus
Li, Q., Becker, B., Wernicke, J., Chen, Y., Zhang, Y., Li, R., Le, J., Kou, J., Zhao, W., & Kendrick, K. M. (2018) · Psychoneuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.11.016 · Cited by 88
How the brain codes intimacy: The neurobiological substrates of romantic touch
Kreuder, A.-K., Scheele, D., Wassermann, L., Wollseifer, M., Stoffel-Wagner, B., Lee, M. R., Hennig, J., Maier, W., & Hurlemann, R. (2017) · Human Brain Mapping · doi:10.1002/hbm.23679 · Cited by 89
Human Affection Exchange: XIV. Relational Affection Predicts Resting Heart Rate and Free Cortisol Secretion During Acute Stress
Floyd, K., Mikkelson, A. C., Tafoya, M. A., Farinelli, L., Valley, A. G. L., Judd, J., Davis, K. L., Haynes, M. T., & Wilson, J. (2007) · Behavioral Medicine · doi:10.3200/bmed.32.4.151-156 · Cited by 78
Ethnicity is associated with alterations in oxytocin relationships to pain sensitivity in women
Grewen, K., Light, K. C., Mechlin, B., & Girdler, S. S. (2008) · Ethnicity and Health · doi:10.1080/13557850701837310 · Cited by 73
Self-citation
Examining the Possible Functions of Kissing in Romantic Relationships
Wlodarski, R., & Dunbar, R. (2013) · Archives of Sexual Behavior · doi:10.1007/s10508-013-0190-1 · Cited by 74
Somatosensory pleasure circuit: from skin to brain and back
Lloyd, D. M., McGlone, F. P., & Yosipovitch, G. (2015) · Experimental Dermatology · doi:10.1111/exd.12639 · Cited by 74
A positive touch: C-tactile afferent targeted skin stimulation carries an appetitive motivational value
Pawling, R., Trotter, P. D., McGlone, F. P., & Walker, S. C. (2017) · Biological Psychology · doi:10.1016/j.biopsycho.2017.08.057 · Cited by 69
A hug from a robot encourages prosocial behavior
Shiomi, M., Nakata, A., Kanbara, M., & Hagita, N. (2017) · IEEE RO-MAN · doi:10.1109/roman.2017.8172336 · Cited by 69
Affiliation, reward, and immune biomarkers coalesce to support social synchrony during periods of bond formation in humans
Ulmer-Yaniv, A., Avitsur, R., Kanat-Maymon, Y., Schneiderman, I., Zagoory-Sharon, O., & Feldman, R. (2016) · Brain, Behavior, and Immunity · doi:10.1016/j.bbi.2016.02.017 · Cited by 68
Affectionate Communication in Close Relationships
Floyd, K. (2018) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781108653510 · Cited by 69
Sexual activity, sexual thoughts, and intimacy among older adults: Links with physical health and psychosocial resources for successful aging.
Kołodziejczak, K., Rosada, A., Drewelies, J., Düzel, S., Eibich, P., Tegeler, C., Wagner, G. G., Beier, K. M., Ram, N., Demuth, I., et al. (2019) · Psychology and Aging · doi:10.1037/pag0000347 · Cited by 78
Investigating the influence of social support on experimental pain and related physiological arousal: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Che, X., Cash, R. F. H., Chung, S. W., Fitzgerald, P. B., & Fitzgibbon, B. M. (2018) · Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2018.07.005 · Cited by 66
Thalamic integration of social stimuli regulating parental behavior and the oxytocin system
Dobolyi, A., Cservenák, M., & Young, L. J. (2018) · Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/j.yfrne.2018.05.002 · Cited by 64
Changes in, and factors associated with, frequency of sex in Britain: evidence from three National Surveys of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal)
Wellings, K., Palmer, M. J., Machiyama, K., & Slaymaker, E. (2019) · BMJ · doi:10.1136/bmj.l1525 · Cited by 66

Authors: Light, K. C., Grewen, K. M., & Amico, J. A.
Affiliations: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
University of Pittsburgh (US)
Corresponding author: Light, Kathleen C.
ORCID: Grewen, Karen M.
Venue: Biological Psychology
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2005-04
Volume: 69
Issue: 1
Pages: 5-21
ISSN: 0301-0511 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2004.11.002
OpenAlex: W2114611230
Semantic Scholar: 91deb6a7e8533e0dffca305d32a4e7c1d5e0d906
Cited by: 470
References: 66
Citations by year: 2026: 30 · 2025: 28 · 2024: 19 · 2023: 20 · 2022: 18 · 2021: 29 · 2020: 38 · 2019: 22 · 2018: 41 · 2017: 33 · 2016: 19 · 2015: 12 · 2014: 22 · 2013: 29 · 2012: 24
FWCI: 7.88
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Biological Psychology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: National Institutes of Health
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01HL064927, HL64927)
National Center for Research Resources (RR00046, M01RR000046)
Topics: Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
Keywords: oxytocin, blood pressure, heart rate, premenopausal women, spousal affection, menstrual cycle, adrenergic activity
MeSH terms: Adult, Blood Pressure, Brain, Female, Heart Rate, Humans, Interviews as Topic, Male, Marriage, Middle Aged, Object Attachment, Oxytocin, Receptors, Adrenergic, Touch, Premenopause, Spouses

About these checks

Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.

Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.

Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.

What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›

Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review

More frequent partner hugs and higher oxytocin levels are linked to lower blood pressure and heart rate in premenopausal women

Abstract

Overview

Integrity signals

Verification

Claims the paper makes

Claims other papers make about this one

Citations

Cites

Cited by

Related

Metadata

Record

About these checks