2012
Oxytocin during the initial stages of romantic attachment: Relations to couples’ interactive reciprocity
Schneiderman I, Zagoory-Sharon O, Leckman JF, Feldman R. Oxytocin during the initial stages of romantic attachment: Relations to couples’ interactive reciprocity. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2012, 37: 1277-1285. PMID: 22281209, PMCID: PMC3936960, DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2011.12.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRomantic attachmentRomantic relationshipsNew loversRole of oxytocinParent-infant bondingBio-behavioral mechanismsHuman imaging studiesPositive affectAffectionate touchDyadic interactionsOxytocinergic systemBrain areasEmotional distressThree monthsDyadic statesImaging studiesRelationship durationOT levelsAdult HealthYoung adultsHigh individual stabilitySocial focusPlasma oxytocinOxytocinMonths
2010
Oxytocin and the Development of Parenting in Humans
Gordon I, Zagoory-Sharon O, Leckman JF, Feldman R. Oxytocin and the Development of Parenting in Humans. Biological Psychiatry 2010, 68: 377-382. PMID: 20359699, PMCID: PMC3943240, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2010.02.005.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
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