• DOI:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2017.02.009
Corpus ID: 4231928

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}
}

Nicholas M. Grebe, Andreas Aarseth Kristoffersen, +2 authors S. Gangestad

Published 2017

Psychology, Medicine

Hormones and Behavior

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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