Differential Effects of Oxytocin on Agency and Communion for Anxiously and Avoidantly Attached Individuals

Psychological Science

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1177-1186

  Bartz, Jennifer A ^a   Lydon, John E ^a   Kolevzon, Alexander ^b   Zaki, Jamil ^c   Hollander, Eric ^d   Ludwig, Natasha ^b   Bolger, Niall ^e  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

agency; attachment; communion; human; individual differences; intranasal; oxytocin; social bonds

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; OXYTOCIN; PERSONALITY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938571911     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797615580279     Document Type: Article

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