Oxytocin, friendship, and dealing with emotions
- Conditions
- stress reactivity, stress reactiviteit
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON25216
- Lead Sponsor
- Tilburg University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 180
Inclusion Criteria
Female, age 18-30 years, without children
Exclusion Criteria
Use of medication (except contraceptives), drug or alcohol abuse, psychiatric disorder, neurological or cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, nasal disease or obstruction, pregnancy, and breast feeding.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1) stress reactivity (self-report, cortisol, physiological reactivity) during social stress <br /><br>2) stress reactivity (self-report, cortisol, physiological reactivity) during physical stress<br /><br>3) Interpersonal distance between participant and virtual persons with varying emotional facial expressions in a Virtual Reality Paradigm.<br /><br><br><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The moderating roles of attachment style, parenting style and autonomy-connectedness on the effects of oxytocin and social support on stress will be examined.