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Study · Randomized controlled trial · n = 172 · 2017

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Generous to whom? The influence of oxytocin on social discounting.

Pornpattananangkul N, Zhang J, Chen Q, Kok BC, Yu R

Psychoneuroendocrinology20 Feb 2017Cited by 7 (Europe PMC)

PMID28273587 (opens in a new tab)DOI10.1016/j.psyneuen.2017.02.016 (opens in a new tab)PepBankPUB-28273587
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Summary

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Results from this study2

2 results from studies that gave the peptide. 2 results from people.

  1. 01HumanRandomized controlled trialMechanism

    In a double-blind, placebo-controlled experiment, oxytocin administration enhanced the amount of money that participants forwent toward total strangers.

    In plain wordsPeople given oxytocin gave up more money for total strangers than people given placebo.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    IncreaseMoney forgone toward total strangers
    Study

    n = 172

    Comparator
    Placebo
    Outcome group
    Social behavior and cognition · Mental health and mood
    Studied dose
    Dose not stated

    Source sentences

    Summary
    We found that oxytocin administration selectively enhanced amount of money forgone toward total strangers, as opposed to someone closer to participants, suggesting that social distance constrained the pro-social effect of oxytocin.
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    In a double-blind, placebo-controlled experiment (n=172 participants), we measured the amount of money participants were willing to forgo to another person as a function of social distance.
  2. 02HumanRandomized controlled trialMechanism

    In a double-blind, placebo-controlled experiment, oxytocin did not enhance the amount of money forgone toward someone closer to the participants, as opposed to strangers.

    In plain wordsOxytocin did not raise the money people gave up for someone close to them, compared with placebo.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    No significant changeMoney forgone toward socially closer others
    Study

    n = 172

    Comparator
    Placebo
    Outcome group
    Social behavior and cognition · Mental health and mood
    Studied dose
    Dose not stated

    Source sentences

    Summary
    We found that oxytocin administration selectively enhanced amount of money forgone toward total strangers, as opposed to someone closer to participants, suggesting that social distance constrained the pro-social effect of oxytocin.
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    In a double-blind, placebo-controlled experiment (n=172 participants), we measured the amount of money participants were willing to forgo to another person as a function of social distance.

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Version history

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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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