Oxytocin indexes relational distress following interpersonal harms in women

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 115-122

  Tabak, Benjamin A ^a   McCullough, Michael E ^a   Szeto, Angela ^a   Mendez, Armando J ^b   McCabe, Philip M ^a  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cortisol; Forgiveness; Interpersonal conflict; Oxytocin; Relational distress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FORGIVENESS; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INTERPERSONAL STRESS; OXYTOCIN BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, ENDOCRINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; OXYTOCIN; RESEARCH DESIGN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649823569     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2010.07.004     Document Type: Article

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