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Something to talk about: Gossip increases oxytocin levels in a near real-life situation.

Brondino N, Fusar-Poli L, Politi P

Psychoneuroendocrinology4 Jan 2017Cited by 20 (Europe PMC)

PMID28104555 (opens in a new tab)DOI10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.12.014 (opens in a new tab)PepBankPUB-28104555
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Natural levels measured2

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  1. 01HumanEndogenous levelRandomized controlled trialOther

    In female students, the body's own salivary oxytocin increased significantly during a gossip conversation compared with an emotional non-gossip conversation.

    In plain wordsIn female students, the body's own oxytocin levels rose more during gossip than during an emotional non-gossip conversation.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    IncreaseSalivary oxytocin during gossip versus emotional non-gossip conversation
    Study

    n = 22

    Comparator
    Emotional non-gossip conversation
    Outcome group
    Endogenous peptide levels · Endocrine and hormones

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Oxytocin increased significantly in the gossip compared to the emotional non-gossip conversation.
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    Twenty-two female students were randomly assigned to a gossip conversation or to an emotional non-gossip conversation.

    This result measures the body's own Oxytocin. Nobody was given the peptide. It is not evidence about taking it.

  2. 02HumanEndogenous levelRandomized controlled trialOther

    In female students, psychological characteristics such as empathy, autistic traits, perceived stress and envy did not affect the rise in the body's own salivary oxytocin during gossip.

    In plain wordsIn female students, traits such as empathy and stress did not change the rise in the body's own oxytocin during gossip.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    No significant changePsychological characteristics and the salivary oxytocin rise in gossip
    Study

    n = 22

    Outcome group
    Endogenous peptide levels · Endocrine and hormones

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Psychological characteristics (e.g. empathy, autistic traits, perceived stress, envy) did not affect oxytocin rise in the gossip condition.
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    Twenty-two female students were randomly assigned to a gossip conversation or to an emotional non-gossip conversation.

    This result measures the body's own Oxytocin. Nobody was given the peptide. It is not evidence about taking it.

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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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