Social support and oxytocin interact to suppress cortisol and subjective responses to psychosocial stress.

By M. Heinrichs, Thomas Baumgartner, Clemens Kirschbaum, Ulrike Ehlert. Biological Psychiatry, 2003

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Subfields: Behavioral Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology

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Psychobiological Mechanisms Underlying the Social Buffering of the HPA Axis: A Review of Animal Models and Human Studies across Development (2013, background): “For instance, intranasal administration of OT paired with the provision of social support dampens HPA axis responses in human males (Heinrichs et al., 2003).”
Oxytocin Enhances Amygdala-Dependent, Socially Reinforced Learning and Emotional Empathy in Humans (2010, background): “Related to this, studies have shown that OT reduces both social anxiety (Heinrichs et al., 2003) and amygdala responses to fearful faces (Kirsch et al.”
Oxytocin attenuates amygdala responses to emotional faces regardless of valence. (2007, background): “After this notion, one might speculate that attenuation of mygdala responses to both positive and negative stimuli in this tudy reflects reduced uncertainty about the predictive value of a ocial stimulus (28), which in turn might motivate the individual o initiate social approach behavior (6,8).”
Oxytocin improves "mind-reading" in humans. (2007, positive): “Neuropeptides have been shown to cross the blood– brain barrier after intranasal administration (Born et al 2002), with several studies reporting direct effects on human behavior (Heinrichs et al 2003, 2004; Kosfeld et al 2005).”
Positive Social Interactions and the Human Body at Work: Linking Organizations and Physiology (2008, methodology): “5 We excluded Jemmott and Magloire (1988) because of questions about the methodology previously identified by Stone, Cox, Vladimarsdottir, and Neale (1987) and Herbert and Cohen (1993). 2008 147 Heaphy and Dutton”
Oxytocin receptor genetic variation relates to empathy and stress reactivity in humans (2009, background): “Discussion Our results are consistent with past research relying on intranasal administrations or plasma assays of oxytocin showing that empathy and stress responsivity are both influenced by oxytocin (6, 11, 18, 34).”
Feeling safe and content: A specific affect regulation system? Relationship to depression, anxiety, stress, and self-criticism (2008, background): “There is increasing evidence that oxytocin is linked to social support and buffers stress; those with lower oxytocin having higher stress responsiveness (Heinrichs, Baumgartner, Kirschbaum, & Ehlert, 2003 ).”
Social buffering: relief from stress and anxiety (2006, methodology): “…Chiodera et al. 1991), but recent articles have shown that intranasal administration of oxytocin, which passed directly into the brain (Born et al. 2002), suppressed cortisol response to psychological stress, as well as attenuated emotional functions after stress episodes (Heinrichs et al. 2003).”
Granny and the robots: ethical issues in robot care for the elderly (2012, background): “For instance, Heinrichs et al. (2003) found that when men were subjected to psychosocial stress (by means of the Trier Social Stress Test), their stress response was reduced by the presence of their best friend, and reduced further if oxytocin was also (intra-nasally) administered to them.”
Why do we respond so differently? Reviewing determinants of human salivary cortisol responses to challenge. (2009, background): “Heinrichs et al. (2003) observed that the neuropeptide oxytocin enhances the buffering effect of social support on salivary cortisol stress responsiveness in men pointing to a potential underlying biological mechanism for stress-protective effects of positive social support.”
Social Support and Health: A Review of Physiological Processes Potentially Underlying Links to Disease Outcomes (2006, background): “In general, studies that have measured salivary cortisol over several time points have found more consistent links to social support (Heinrichs et al., 2003; Milagros et al., 2004; TurnerCobb et al., 2000; but see Olga and Steptoe, 2001).”
Theories and possible processes of action in animal assisted interventions (2017, background): “Effects of oxytocin include reduction or buffering of stress reactions, especially in response to social stressors (Heinrichs et al., 2003).”
2. Evolutionary context of human development: the cooperative breeding model (2005, background): “Enhanced social support brings with it improved vigilance, stress reduction, health, and fitness benefits (e.g., von Holtz 1986; Heinrichs et al. 2003; Silk et al. 2003; Sachser, this volume) that probably increase maternal survival rates.”