TY - JOUR
T1 - State and trait affectionate communication buffer adults' stress reactions
AU - Floyd, Kory
AU - Pauley, Perry M.
AU - Hesse, Colin
N1 - Funding Information:
Kory Floyd (PhD, University of Arizona, 1998) is professor and associate director of human communication at Arizona State University. Perry Pauley (PhD, Arizona State University, 2009) is assistant professor of human communication studies at California State University, Fullerton. Colin Hesse (PhD, Arizona State University, 2009) is assistant professor of communication at University of Missouri. This research was supported by grant R03 MH075757-01A1 to the senior author from the National Institute of Mental Health. The authors are grateful for the technical assistance of Jason Short, MD; Harvey Weiner, DO; Ginger Bretchel-Hook, RN; and Douglas Granger, PhD. Correspondence to: Kory Floyd, PO Box 871205 Tempe, AZ 85287-1205, USA. Email: [email protected]
PY - 2010/12
Y1 - 2010/12
N2 - The present study tested the prediction that affectionate communication is positively associated with the release of oxytocin in response to stressors. One hundred participants completed questionnaire measures about their personal relationships prior to participation in a laboratory session that included a series of standard laboratory stressors. Both state and trait affectionate communication predicted increases in oxytocin during exposure to stressors, an effect that was not moderated by sex. The results demonstrate the stress-buffering effect of affectionate interaction.
AB - The present study tested the prediction that affectionate communication is positively associated with the release of oxytocin in response to stressors. One hundred participants completed questionnaire measures about their personal relationships prior to participation in a laboratory session that included a series of standard laboratory stressors. Both state and trait affectionate communication predicted increases in oxytocin during exposure to stressors, an effect that was not moderated by sex. The results demonstrate the stress-buffering effect of affectionate interaction.
KW - Affection exchange theory
KW - Affectionate communication
KW - Health
KW - Hormones
KW - Stress
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U2 - 10.1080/03637751.2010.498792
DO - 10.1080/03637751.2010.498792
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:78649731001
SN - 0363-7751
VL - 77
SP - 618
EP - 636
JO - Communication Monographs
JF - Communication Monographs
IS - 4
ER -