In a double-blind study, only participants who received oxytocin showed a positive correlation between trait empathy and generous behavior toward close others.
In plain wordsOnly people given oxytocin showed a link between how empathic they are and how generous they were toward close others.
- Peptide
- Oxytocin
- Outcome
- Not applicableModeration of social discounting by trait empathy
- Study
n: not reported in source
- Comparator
- Placebo
- Outcome group
- Social behavior and cognition · Mental health and mood
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated
Source sentences
Our results show that the effect of oxytocin on generous behavior is modulated by trait empathy; only for those subjects who received oxytocin there was a positive correlation between individual trait empathy and their generous behavior towards close others.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
Here, we administered oxytocin or placebo in a double-blind design, and measured social discounting behavior.