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Oxytocin receptor gene and depressive symptoms associated with physiological reactivity to infant crying.
Social cognitive and affective neuroscience - 1 Jun 2011
Riem Madelon M E, Pieper Suzanne, Out Dorothée, Bakermans-Kranenburg Marian J, van Ijzendoorn Marinus H
Abstract excerpt
Both the oxytocin receptor (OXTR) gene and depressive symptoms have been associated with parenting behaviour. The OXTR GG genotype has been suggested to be related to more sensitive parenting, whereas depressive symptoms may affect sensitivity negatively. We examined the role of OXTR and the influence of depressive symptoms in explaining differences in physiological reactivity to infant crying. Heart rate...
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