| Oxytocin decreases handgrip force in reaction to infant crying in females without harsh parenting experiences. | |
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PMID: 22037689 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Infant crying can elicit sensitive caregiving as well as hostility and harsh parenting responses. In the current study (N = 42 females) with a double-blind experimental design, we tested the effect of intranasal oxytocin administration on the use of excessive force using a hand-grip dynamometer during listening to infant cry sounds. Participants' experiences with harsh parental discipline during childhood were found to moderate the effect of oxytocin administration on the use of excessive force. Participants' whose parents did not discipline them harshly used less excessive force in the oxytocin condition, but for participants who were disciplined harshly there was no difference between the oxytocin and placebo condition. Such effects were not found during listening to infant laughter. We conclude that early caregiving experiences constitute an important moderator of the prosocial and/or stress-reducing effects of oxytocin. Oxytocin administration may increase trust and cooperation in individuals with supportive backgrounds, but not generate this effect in individuals who as a consequence of unfavorable early caregiving experiences may have a bias toward negative interpretation of social cues. |
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Authors:
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Marian J Bakermans-Kranenburg; Marinus H van Ijzendoorn; Madelon M E Riem; Mattie Tops; Lenneke R A Alink |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-10-27 |
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Title: Social cognitive and affective neuroscience Volume: - ISSN: 1749-5024 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Oct |
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Created Date: 2011-10-31 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101288795 Medline TA: Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Centre for Child and Family Studies, Leiden University, PO Box 9555, 2300 RB Leiden, The Netherlands. bakermans@fsw.leidenuniv.nl. |
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