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Oxytocin selectively increases perceptions of harm for victims but not the desire to punish offenders of criminal offenses.

Krueger F, Parasuraman R, Moody L, Twieg P, de Visser E, McCabe K, O'Hara M, Lee MR

Social cognitive and affective neuroscience24 Feb 2012Cited by 30 (Europe PMC)

PMID22368214 (opens in a new tab)PMCIDPMC3682434 (opens in a new tab)DOI10.1093/scan/nss026 (opens in a new tab)PepBankPUB-22368214
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Summary

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Results from this study2

2 results from studies that gave the peptide. 2 results from people.

  1. 01HumanRandomized controlled trialEfficacy outcome

    In healthy men, intranasal oxytocin increased third-party perceptions of harm for victims of criminal offenses versus placebo.

    In plain wordsIn healthy men, oxytocin made people rate the harm to crime victims as greater than placebo did.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    IncreasePerceived harm for victims of criminal offenses
    Study

    n: not reported in source

    Comparator
    Placebo
    Outcome group
    Social behavior and cognition · Nervous system and cognition
    Studied dose
    Dose not stated · intranasalAs given in this study (human).

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Exogenous oxytocin selectively increased third-party decision-makers' perceptions of harm for victims
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    Healthy male participants received intranasal oxytocin or placebo in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, between-subjects design.
  2. 02HumanRandomized controlled trialEfficacy outcome

    In healthy men, intranasal oxytocin did not change the desire to punish offenders of criminal offenses versus placebo.

    In plain wordsIn healthy men, oxytocin did not change the wish to punish offenders, compared with placebo.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    No significant changeDesire to punish offenders
    Study

    n: not reported in source

    Comparator
    Placebo
    Outcome group
    Social behavior and cognition · Nervous system and cognition
    Studied dose
    Dose not stated · intranasalAs given in this study (human).

    Source sentences

    Summary
    but not the desire to punish offenders of criminal offenses.
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    Healthy male participants received intranasal oxytocin or placebo in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, between-subjects design.

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  1. Version 2Current

    11 Oct 2026, 01:30 UTC

    Study results updated

  2. Version 1

    9 Oct 2026, 02:49 UTC

    First added · source update from Europe PMC

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