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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

DOI 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2004.11.002

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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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