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

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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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