Emotional Infidelity, Jealousy, Sexual Infidelity
Conditions
Keywords
Oxytocin effect, romantic jealousy, Arousal Rating, Jealousy Rating
Brief summary
The aim is to evoke romantic jealousy between couples and investigate whether oxytocin has effect on it.
Detailed description
In a double-blind, between- subject placebo (PLC) controlled design,investigators plan to test the effect of intranasal oxytocin on romantic jealousy evoked by the Imaginary of Partner's Infidelity Task and Cyberball Game in romantically attached subjects.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALSexual Infidelity Condition
BEHAVIORALEmotional Infidelity Condition
BEHAVIORALNeutral Condition
BEHAVIORALPlayer in Jealousy Condition
BEHAVIORALPlayer in Non-Jealousy Condition
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
17 Years to 30 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* healthy couples in romantic relationship for more than 3 months and have intimate experience with each other before.
Exclusion criteria
* medical or psychiatric illness
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arousal and jealousy ratings as assessed by Likert Scales | 145 Minutes | Oxytocin effect on arousal and jealousy on sexual and emotional infidelity sentences |
Countries
China
Outcome results
None listed