Oxytocin and cortisol in romantically unattached young adults: Associations with bonding and psychological distress
Gordon I, Zagoory‐Sharon O, Schneiderman I, Leckman JF, Weller A, Feldman R. Oxytocin and cortisol in romantically unattached young adults: Associations with bonding and psychological distress. Psychophysiology 2008, 45: 349-352. PMID: 18266803, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2008.00649.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychological distressHuman social affiliationSelf-report measuresYoung adultsInvolvement of oxytocinAttachment anxietyAdult representationsSocial affiliationOwn parentsSalivary cortisolPlasma oxytocinOT levelsDistressDepressive symptomsAnxietyOxytocinParentsAdultsCognitionRegression analysisLife spanRepresentationAttachmentCortisolExtensive research