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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

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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.

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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

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