TY - JOUR
T1 - Oxytocin effects on resting-state heart rate variability in women
T2 - The role of childhood rearing experiences
AU - Schoormans, D.
AU - Kop, W.J.
AU - Kunst, L.E.
AU - Riem, M.M.E.
N1 - Funding
Madelon Riem was supported for this study by the Tilburg University Alumni Fund, the Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, and the Center of Research on Psychological and Somatic disorders, Tilburg University, The Netherlands.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Oxytocin is known for its stress-reducing effects and has been associated with autonomic nervous system measures (ANS) involved in the stress response, such as heart rate variability (HRV). The current study examined the effects of intranasal oxytocin on HRV among women (oxytocin N = 87, placebo N = 86) during rest. Results show that oxytocin reduced RMSSD and low frequency (LF)-HRV, but only in women with positive childhood rearing experiences, and not in women with negative childhood experiences. These findings suggest that oxytocin plays a role in ANS regulation and that childhood rearing experiences may influence oxytocin effects on this stress regulating system.
AB - Oxytocin is known for its stress-reducing effects and has been associated with autonomic nervous system measures (ANS) involved in the stress response, such as heart rate variability (HRV). The current study examined the effects of intranasal oxytocin on HRV among women (oxytocin N = 87, placebo N = 86) during rest. Results show that oxytocin reduced RMSSD and low frequency (LF)-HRV, but only in women with positive childhood rearing experiences, and not in women with negative childhood experiences. These findings suggest that oxytocin plays a role in ANS regulation and that childhood rearing experiences may influence oxytocin effects on this stress regulating system.
U2 - 10.1016/j.cpnec.2020.100007
DO - 10.1016/j.cpnec.2020.100007
M3 - Article
VL - 3
JO - Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology
JF - Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology
M1 - 100007
ER -