Effects of Oxytocin on Women's Aggression Depend on State Anxiety

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(2013) 'E ects of oxytocin on women's aggression depend on state anxiety.', Aggressive behavior., 39 (4). pp. 316-322. Further information on publisher's website:https://doi.org/10.1002/ab.21478 Publisher's copyright statement: This is the accepted version of the following article: Campbell, A. and Hausmann, M. (2013), E ects of Oxytocin on Women's Aggression Depend on State Anxiety. Aggressive Behavior, 39 (4): 316-322, which has been published in nal form at https://doi.org/10.1002/ab.21478. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.Additional information: Use policyThe full-text may be used and/or reproduced, and given to third parties in any format or medium, without prior permission or charge, for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-pro t purposes provided that:• a full bibliographic reference is made to the original source • a link is made to the metadata record in DRO • the full-text is not changed in any way The full-text must not be sold in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders.Please consult the full DRO policy for further details. AbstractResearch on oxytocin (OT) indicates that it has stress reducing effects. This leads to opposing predictions of decreased and increased aggression which we examine in this study. Following completion of a state anxiety measure and administration of OT or a placebo, female participants took part in a competitive aggression game (PSAP) for a monetary prize which, if won, would be paid to a loved one. In the game, three options were available: Participants could earn points; attack their opponent by deducting points; and defend themselves against point deduction by their opponent.There was no main effect of OT on these responses, however there was an interaction with state anxiety. In the placebo condition, women higher in state anxiety showed a significantly higher ratio of Attack-to-Earn responses than low anxiety women. Under oxytocin, there was a significant reduction in their Attack: Earn ratio resulting in no significant difference between high and low state anxiety groups. There was a similar trend for the Defend: Earn ratio. The reduction of reactive aggression in state anxious women supports the view that OT may decrease negative behaviour and increase constructive behaviour even under conditions of provocation.

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“…Furthermore, previous human studies have examined the acute effects of OT on experimentally induced aggression. Campbell and Hausmann (2013) found that OT moderated reactive aggression in women with highstate anxiety, but not in those with low-state anxiety. Alcorn et al (2015a) investigated the effect of an intranasal placebo, and 12, 24 and 48 IU of OT in six adult men with antisocial personality disorder and substance use disorder.…”

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“…However, recent literature suggests that individual and contextual differences may impact the effects of intranasal oxytocin on social stress reactivity (Bartels, 2012; Bertsch et al, 2012; Campbell and Hausmann, 2013; DeWall et al, 2014). For example, in a study of non-human primates, oxytocin increased social contact in subordinate males but not in dominant males (Winslow and Insel, 1991).…”

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“…SFBC in this case is in line with the research recommendations of Campbell et. al [8], that is, to manage aggressive behavior through the things behind it and then directing it to behave constructively is a very important thing done in the process of giving intervention.…”