An Examination of Changes in Oxytocin Levels in Men and Women Before and After Interaction With a Bonded Dog
| Autor: | Suzanne C. Miller, Matthew S. Hickey, Tracy L. Nelson, Cathy Kennedy, Lori R. Kogan, Dale C. DeVoe |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Sociology and Political Science business.industry Veterinary (miscellaneous) media_common.quotation_subject medicine.medical_treatment Stressor Physiology Neuropeptide Animal-assisted therapy Education Stress relief Endocrinology Blood serum Oxytocin Feeling Anthropology Internal medicine Medicine HUBzero Animal Science and Zoology business medicine.drug media_common |
| Zdroj: | Anthrozoös. 22:31-42 |
| ISSN: | 1753-0377 0892-7936 |
| Popis: | Oxytocin (OT) is a neuropeptide increasingly recognized for its role in bonding, socialization, and stress relief. Previous research has demonstrated participants' OT levels increased after interacting with or petting a dog, suggesting OT is at least partially responsible for the calm, relaxing feeling that participants experienced during this intervention. The purpose of our study was to more closely examine changes in oxytocin levels in men and women in response to interaction with their own dog after being separated from the dog while at work all day. This condition was compared with a reading control condition, without the presence of the dog. Because the workplace is a common stressor, participants were examined after work to evaluate how interacting with a pet may help decrease stress, as evidenced by increases in serum oxytocin levels. Ten men and ten women participated in the study. Serum oxytocin levels were obtained before the participants had contact with their dogs and then again after... |
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