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Study · Randomized controlled trial · 2015

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Oxytocin enhances implicit social conformity to both in-group and out-group opinions.

Huang Y, Kendrick KM, Zheng H, Yu R

Psychoneuroendocrinology17 Jun 2015Cited by 25 (Europe PMC)

PMID26143536 (opens in a new tab)DOI10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.06.003 (opens in a new tab)PepBankPUB-26143536
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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 male participants, intranasal oxytocin increased implicit conformity to in-group opinions in a facial attractiveness task compared with placebo.

    In plain wordsIn men, oxytocin increased how much they changed their ratings to match their own group's opinions, compared with placebo.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    IncreaseSocial conformity to in-group opinions
    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
    Results showed that oxytocin increased conformity to both in- and out-group opinions.
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    In a double-blind, placebo-controlled design experiment using a facial attractiveness judgment task, we therefore investigated whether social conformity to either in-group or out-group opinions is influenced by intranasal oxytocin treatment when social pressure is implicit.
  2. 02HumanRandomized controlled trialEfficacy outcome

    In male participants, intranasal oxytocin increased implicit conformity to out-group opinions in a facial attractiveness task compared with placebo.

    In plain wordsIn men, oxytocin increased how much they changed their ratings to match another group's opinions, compared with placebo.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    IncreaseSocial conformity to out-group opinions
    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
    Results showed that oxytocin increased conformity to both in- and out-group opinions.
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    In a double-blind, placebo-controlled design experiment using a facial attractiveness judgment task, we therefore investigated whether social conformity to either in-group or out-group opinions is influenced by intranasal oxytocin treatment when social pressure is implicit.

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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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