Oxytocin and social affiliation in humans.

By Ruth Feldman. Hormones and Behavior, 2012

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Bio-behavioral Synchrony: A Model for Integrating Biological and Microsocial Behavioral Processes in the Study of Parenting (2012, background): “In this review, I present our theory of bio-behavior synchrony as one meaningful viewpoint for the study of affiliative bonds in general and parenting in particular (Feldman, 2007a, 2012).”
The Neurobiology of Human Attachments. (2017, positive): “Thus, while DA affords vigor and motivation, OT provides the soothing and tranquility necessary for bond formation via its regulatory effects on hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis activity [36,37] and anxiolytic properties [38].”
Sense of relatedness boosts engagement, achievement, and well-being: A latent growth model study (2015, background): “While there are studies that disentangled the effects associated with various social partners (Feldman, 2012; Ryan et al., 1994), additional research is needed to have a more fine-grained understanding of the differential effects associated with relatedness with various social partners.”
An upward spiral: Bidirectional associations between positive affect and positive aspects of close relationships across the life span (2015, background): “Some research suggests that oxytocin plays a large role in facilitating social reward (Atzil et al., 2011) and promoting positive encounters within close relationships (see Feldman, 2012 for a review).”