In study participants, oxytocin increased trust that privacy would not be violated, and participants on oxytocin were 44 times more trusting than those on placebo.
In plain wordsIn study participants, oxytocin increased trust that private information would stay private, compared with placebo.
- Peptide
- Oxytocin
- Outcome
- IncreaseTrust that confidential information would not be violated
- Study
n = 60
- Comparator
- Placebo
- Outcome group
- Social behavior and cognition · Mental health and mood
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated
Measurements
- Trust that privacy would not be violated
- 44 times
- oxytocin vs placebo
Source sentences
Specifically, participants on OT were 44 times more trusting that their privacy would not be violated than participants on placebo.
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
Results showed that oxytocin does increase trust, and that its effects extend beyond money.
Sixty participants were randomly assigned to receive either OT or a placebo.