Effects of Partner Support on Resting Oxytocin, Cortisol, Norepinephrine, and Blood Pressure Before and After Warm Partner Contact
Karen M. Grewen, PhD,
Susan S. Girdler, PhD,
Janet Amico, MD and
Kathleen C. Light, PhD
From the Departments of Psychiatry (K.M.G., S.S.G., K.C.L.) and Psychology (S.S.G., K.C.L.), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; and the Departments of Medicine, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (J.A.).
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Figure 1. Age- and gender-adjusted plasma oxytocin levels (pg/mL) during the precontact rest alone (base) and postcontact rest alone at 4, 7, and 10 minutes after termination of warm contact as a function of high versus low partner support (median split of total Social Relationships Index score). Presented as means ± standard error of mean.
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Figure 2. Age- and gender-adjusted baseline oxytocin values (pg/mL) during precontact rest alone by dyadic consistency of partner support presented as means ± standard error of mean.
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Figure 3. Plasma oxytocin levels (pg/mL) during the precontact rest alone (base) and postcontact rest alone at 4, 7, and 10 minutes after termination of warm contact are displayed separately for men and women. Mean values ± standard error of mean are adjusted for age, gender, and partner support.
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Copyright © 2005 by the American Psychosomatic Society
