<> "The repository administrator has not yet configured an RDF license."^^ . <> . . "Measuring Oxytocin in Everyday Life: Why, When, and How (often)?"^^ . "Research spanning over a hundred years has highlighted the importance and complexity of the oxytocinergic system. Oxytocin - a neuropeptide and hormone - has a wide-ranging impact on both the body and brain. A tremendous number of studies have focused on the role of oxytocin in social behavior and social cognition, with intranasal administration of the hormone being the prevalent method in human research due to its potential use for treatment. Only in the recent past assessments of endogenous oxytocin levels have increased and gained popularity. Despite the increasing number of papers with peripheral oxytocin measures, current research indicates that there are still uncertainties about the value of measuring oxytocin in bodily fluids and debates about the reliability and validity of peripheral oxytocin measures. Therefore, my dissertation aims to achieve two goals. Firstly, to highlight the importance of studying endogenous oxytocin levels by reviewing previously published research and presenting my own empirical work. Secondly, to outline recommendations on when and how to include oxytocin measures in future human research.\r\nMy empirical work presented in this dissertation focuses on exploring the role of endogenous oxytocin levels within anxiety, social bonding, and pain, which are fields widely studied in animal oxytocin research. The first paper of my dissertation aims to analyze the associations of plasma oxytocin with self-reported anxiety levels in high and low-socially anxious individuals by including sex hormones as a moderator (Paper I). The results indicate that high levels of plasma oxytocin and estradiol predict lower levels of social anxiety in women, especially in highly anxious individuals. Additionally, basal levels of oxytocin were significantly different in women using hormonal contraception compared to naturally cycling women. Paper II explores how salivary oxytocin relates to affectionate touch during the first lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Paper III examines the link between salivary oxytocin and emotional and physical pain during the second lockdown one year later. Both Papers (II-III) present data from Ecological Momentary Assessment within the general population. Statistical analyses presented in Paper II revealed that momentary salivary oxytocin levels increased with the intensity of experienced affectionate touch. On the contrary, in Paper III, the results indicate that individuals’ oxytocin levels were lower when they reported higher intensity of emotional pain. Additionally, individuals' stress levels moderated the link between physical pain and salivary oxytocin, suggesting that oxytocin levels were the lowest when participants reported higher stress and more bodily pain.\r\nTaken together, these results highlight the importance of investigating endogenous oxytocin measures, as they demonstrate significant links to various aspects of human\r\n(social) life, including health-related outcomes. Furthermore, I addressed the second aim of my dissertation by synthesizing the data gathered from the presented projects and providing recommendations and directions for upcoming research accentuating on diurnal endogenous oxytocin measures."^^ . "2024" . . . . . . . "Ekaterina"^^ . "Schneider"^^ . "Ekaterina Schneider"^^ . . . . . . "Measuring Oxytocin in Everyday Life: Why, When, and How (often)? (PDF)"^^ . . . "Dissertation Ekaterina Schneider.pdf"^^ . . . "Measuring Oxytocin in Everyday Life: Why, When, and How (often)? (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "indexcodes.txt"^^ . . . "Measuring Oxytocin in Everyday Life: Why, When, and How (often)? (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "lightbox.jpg"^^ . . . "Measuring Oxytocin in Everyday Life: Why, When, and How (often)? (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "preview.jpg"^^ . . . "Measuring Oxytocin in Everyday Life: Why, When, and How (often)? (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "medium.jpg"^^ . . . "Measuring Oxytocin in Everyday Life: Why, When, and How (often)? (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "small.jpg"^^ . . "HTML Summary of #35100 \n\nMeasuring Oxytocin in Everyday Life: Why, When, and How (often)?\n\n" . "text/html" . . . "150 Psychologie"@de . "150 Psychology"@en . .