CortiLove: Hair steroids as indicators of falling in love and breaking up?
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Abstract
Methods: In female subjects in phases of infatuation (n = 16), separation (n = 14), long-term relationships (n = 40), and singlehood (n = 31) subjective distress and self-regulation capacities were measured and hair samples for the assessment of the cumulative cortisol, progesterone, and DHEA secretion over the last month were obtained.
Results: While with respect to self-reported distress, only separated women showed increases, separated, infatuated and single women had higher cortisol levels compared to women in a long-term relationship (all p ≤ .031). No group differences for progesterone were observed (p = .602), but higher DHEA levels were detected in the separation (p = .009) and the single (p = .016) compared to the long-term relationship group.
Conclusion: Compared to individuals in long-term relationships, the other groups exhibited higher levels of physiological, but not necessarily self-reported distress. The results underline the importance of combining physiological and self-report indicators of distress in the context of romantic love, but also psychological research in general.
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Originalsprache | Englisch |
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Aufsatznummer | 104949 |
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Status | Veröffentlicht - 09.2020 |
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