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Study · Randomized controlled trial · n = 60 · 2013

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Oxytocin increases willingness to socially share one's emotions.

Lane A, Luminet O, Rimé B, Gross JJ, de Timary P, Mikolajczak M

International journal of psychology : Journal international de psychologie3 May 2012Cited by 25 (Europe PMC)

PMID22554106 (opens in a new tab)DOI10.1080/00207594.2012.677540 (opens in a new tab)PepBankPUB-22554106
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Summary

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Results from this study3

3 results from studies that gave the peptide. 3 results from people.

  1. 01HumanRandomized controlled trialEfficacy outcome

    In healthy young men, intranasal oxytocin increased the willingness to share event-related emotions versus placebo.

    In plain wordsIn healthy young men, oxytocin made them more willing to share their emotions than placebo did.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    IncreaseWillingness to share event-related emotions
    Study

    n = 60

    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
    oxytocin was found to specifically increase the willingness to share event-related emotions.
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    In this study, 60 healthy young adult men were randomly assigned to receive either intranasal placebo (PL; n = 30) or oxytocin (OT; n = 30).
  2. 02HumanRandomized controlled trialEfficacy outcome

    In healthy young men, the oxytocin and placebo groups were equally willing to disclose event-related facts.

    In plain wordsIn healthy young men, oxytocin and placebo groups were equally willing to share facts about an event.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    No significant changeWillingness to disclose event-related facts
    Study

    n = 60

    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
    Whereas the two groups were equally willing to disclose event-related facts, oxytocin was found to specifically increase the willingness to share event-related emotions.
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    In this study, 60 healthy young adult men were randomly assigned to receive either intranasal placebo (PL; n = 30) or oxytocin (OT; n = 30).
  3. 03HumanRandomized controlled trialEfficacy outcome

    In healthy young men, intranasal oxytocin did not make people more talkative; word counts were comparable across the two groups.

    In plain wordsIn healthy young men, oxytocin did not make people talk more than placebo did.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    No significant changeTalkativeness (word counts)
    Study

    n = 60

    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
    OT did not make people more talkative (word counts were comparable across the two groups)
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    In this study, 60 healthy young adult men were randomly assigned to receive either intranasal placebo (PL; n = 30) or oxytocin (OT; n = 30).

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  1. Version 2Current

    11 Oct 2026, 01:30 UTC

    Study results updated

  2. Version 1

    9 Oct 2026, 02:50 UTC

    First added · source update from Europe PMC

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