Social closeness increases salivary progesterone in humans

被引:94
作者
Brown, Stephanie L. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Fredrickson, Barbara L. [4 ]
Wirth, Michelle M. [5 ]
Poulin, Michael J. [6 ]
Meier, Elizabeth A. [7 ]
Heaphy, Emily D. [8 ]
Cohen, Michael D. [9 ]
Schultheiss, Oliver C. [10 ]
机构
[1] Univ Michigan, Dept Internal Med, Div Gen Med, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
[2] Univ Michigan, Ctr Behav & Decis Sci Med, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
[3] VA Ann Arbor Healthcare Syst, Ctr Excellence, VA Hlth Serv Res & Dev, Ann Arbor, MI USA
[4] Univ N Carolina, Dept Psychol, Chapel Hill, NC USA
[5] Univ Wisconsin, Dept Psychiat, Madison, WI 53706 USA
[6] SUNY Buffalo, Dept Psychol, Buffalo, NY 14260 USA
[7] Univ Michigan, Dept Psychol, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
[8] McGill Univ, Desautels Fac Management, Montreal, PQ, Canada
[9] Univ Michigan, Sch Informat, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
[10] Univ Erlangen Nurnberg, Dept Psychol, Erlangen, Germany
关键词
Progesterone; Altruism; Affiliation; Social closeness; INTERPERSONAL CLOSENESS; OXYTOCIN; AFFILIATION; STEROIDS; RECEPTOR; AROUSAL; WOMEN;
D O I
10.1016/j.yhbeh.2009.03.022
中图分类号
B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 030303 ; 04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
We examined whether interpersonal closeness increases salivary progesterone. One hundred and sixty female college students (80 dyads) were randomly assigned to participate in either a closeness task with a partner versus a neutral task with a partner. Those exposed to the closeness induction had higher levels of progesterone relative to those exposed to the neutral task. Across conditions, progesterone increase one week later predicted the willingness to sacrifice for the partner. These results are discussed in terms of the links between social contact, stress, and health. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:108 / 111
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