In 100 healthy males, intranasal oxytocin improved the social evaluation of a physically strong male peer, whereas placebo gave dislike and avoidance of the strong male relative to the weak male.
In plain wordsIn healthy men, oxytocin made a strong-looking stranger seem more likeable than placebo did.
- Peptide
- Oxytocin
- Outcome
- IncreaseSocial evaluation of a physically formidable male
- Study
n = 100
- Comparator
- Placebo
- Outcome group
- Social behavior and cognition · Mental health and mood
- Studied dose
- 24 IU · intranasalAs given in this study (human).
Source sentences
Whereas participants receiving placebo expressed dislike and avoidance of the strong male relative to the weak male, oxytocin selectively improved social evaluation of the strong male.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
In a placebo-controlled double-blind design, we administered either oxytocin (24 I.U.) or placebo intranasally to 100 healthy males and assessed their responses to an image of either a physically formidable (strong) or physically non-formidable (weak) male peer.