Healthy
Conditions
Keywords
oxytocin, infidelity
Brief summary
To investigate whether intranasal oxytocin (40 IU) treatment can influence the tolerance of infidelity in males and females.
Detailed description
In a double-blind, between-subject, placebo controlled design, investigators plan to investigate the effect of oxytocin treatment on the tolerance of infidelity. Male and female subjects would firstly see a neutral face of the opposite sex presented with a sentence descried their fidelity or infidelity behavior (sexual or emotional) in a relationship. Next the participant will rate the attractiveness, likability and trustworthiness of each individual, and whether they would like to have a short/long relationship with him/her. After that there will be some implicit attitude tasks to test their implicit attitude towards potential partners exhibiting previous fidelity or and infidelity.
Interventions
intranasal administration of oxytocin (40 IU)
DRUGplacebo treatment
intranasal administration of placebo (40 IU)
Sponsors
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
19 Years to 28 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Healthy subjects without past or current psychiatric or neurological disorders
Exclusion criteria
* history of head injury; * pregnant,menstruating,taking oral contraceptives * medical or psychiatric illness.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| attitude towards fidelity and infidelity of potential mate. | 1 hour | attitude is measured by the rating scores for likability, attractiveness and trustworthiness |
Countries
China
Outcome results
None listed