Oxytocin and vulnerable romantic relationships
@article{Grebe2017OxytocinAV, title={Oxytocin and vulnerable romantic relationships}, author={Nicholas M. Grebe and Andreas Aarseth Kristoffersen and Trond Viggo Gr{\o}ntvedt and M. Thompson and S. Gangestad}, journal={Hormones and Behavior}, year={2017}, volume={90}, pages={64-74} }
Oxytocin (OT) has been implicated in the formation and maintenance of various social relationships, including human romantic relationships. Competing models predict, alternatively, positive or negative associations between naturally-occurring OT levels and romantic relationship quality. Empirical tests of these models have been equivocal. We propose a novel hypothesis ('Identify and Invest') that frames OT as an allocator of psychological investment toward valued, vulnerable relationships, and… CONTINUE READING
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