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ArticleBrain sciences2021

Effects of Oxytocin on Social Comparisons in Intergroup Situations.

Eun Young Kim, Sunhae Sul, Min Woo Lee, Kyung-Ok Lim, Na Young Shin, Sung Nyun Kim, Jun Soo Kwon, Hackjin Kim

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Article in Brain sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 40% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 8 institutions in 2 countries.

Eun Young KimDepartment of Occupational Therapy, Soonchunhyang University, Asan-si 31538, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-6882-2954
Sunhae SulDepartment of Psychology, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-5286-4343
Min Woo LeeDepartment of Anthropology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Kyung-Ok LimDepartment of Psychiatry, National Institute of Forensic Psychiatry, Ministry of Justice, Gonju-si 32621, Korea.
Na Young ShinDepartment of Forensic Psychology, Kyonggi University, Suwon-si 16227, Korea.
Sung Nyun KimDepartment of Psychiatry, Seoul Medical Center, Seoul 02053, Korea.
Jun Soo KwonDepartment of Psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-1060-1462
Hackjin KimDepartment of Psychology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea.
Emory University · USKorea University · KRKyonggi University · KRNational Forensic Institute · KRPusan National University · KRSeoul Medical Center · KRSeoul National University · KRSoonchunhyang University · KR

Funding

the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea and the National Research Foundation of Korea NRF-2018S1A3A2075114
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oxytocin (OXT) is known to affect various social processes, including social comparisons and intergroup competition. In this study, we examined whether social comparisons in intergroup situations can be modulated by OXT and, if so, how this modulation manifests. Using a double-blind placebo-controlled design, we randomly assigned male participants to either OXT or placebo treatment and then asked them to play a card game with either an in-group or an out-group member. The OXT-treated participants showed a greater social comparison effect in the games with an out-group member than in games with an in-group member. Specifically, the participants in the OXT treatment condition showed a greater acceptance rate for relative gain (downward comparison) and a lower acceptance rate for relative loss (upward comparison) while playing with an out-group member rather than an in-group member. In contrast, no such effect was observed among placebo-treated participants. These findings demonstrate that OXT facilitates intergroup social comparisons with out-group versus in-group members.

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in-group biasintergroup situationoxytocinsocial comparison

Identifiers

PMID34573247
PMCPMC8466309
OpenAlexW3199960503

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