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Are Plasma Oxytocin in Women and Plasma Vasopressin in Men Biomarkers of Distressed Pair-Bond Relationships?
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Young adults in couple (pair-bond) relationships reported on the positive and negative aspects of their relationships and had blood drawn and assayed for oxytocin and vasopressin. Elevated plasma oxytocin was associated with distress in the pair-bond relationship for women, but not for men. Vasopressin, which is closely related to oxytocin in molecular structure and significantly related to male pair-bond behavior in animal studies, was elevated in men experiencing distress in the pair-bond relationship, but not in women. Controlling for estradiol and testosterone did not alter these findings. We conclude that plasma oxytocin in women and plasma vasopressin in men may be biomarkers of distressed pair-bond relationships.
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“OXT is released endogenously following positive social interactions between existing social partners in humans (Grewen et al., 2005; Tops et al., 2007; Taylor et al., 2010) and nonhuman primates (Snowdon et al., 2010; Crockford et al., 2013).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Taylor, S. E., Saphire-Bernstein, S., & Seeman, T. E.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Corresponding author
- Taylor, Shelley E.
- ORCID
- Seeman, Teresa E.
- Venue
- Psychological Science
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2009-12-17
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 3-7
- ISSN
- 0956-7976 (ISSN-L)
- 1467-9280
- OpenAlex
- W2110909688
- Cited by
- 256
- References
- 24
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 17.41
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychological Science (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Keywords
- plasma oxytocin, plasma vasopressin, relationship distress, biomarkers, gender differences, young adults, estradiol, testosterone
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Arginine Vasopressin, Arousal, Female, Humans, Male, Object Attachment, Oxytocin, Reference Values, Sex Characteristics, Biomarkers, Family Conflict, Young Adult
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