Salivary Oxytocin Is Negatively Associated With Religious Faith in Japanese Non-Abrahamic People.
endogenous hormone
non-Abrahamic religion
religious faith
salivary oxytocin
spirituality/religiosity
Journal
Frontiers in psychology
ISSN: 1664-1078
Titre abrégé: Front Psychol
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101550902
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2021
2021
Historique:
received:
06
05
2021
accepted:
03
08
2021
entrez:
13
9
2021
pubmed:
14
9
2021
medline:
14
9
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Spirituality and religiosity have a significant impact on one's well-being. Although previous studies have indicated that the neuropeptide hormone oxytocin is associated with spirituality/religiosity, existing findings remain inconsistent. Some studies have reported a positive relationship between oxytocin and spirituality/religiosity, while other studies have reported a negative association. Herein, we examined the association between endogenous oxytocin and spirituality/religiosity in 200 non-Abrahamic Japanese individuals (102 females, mean age ± standard deviation = 41.53 ± 10.46) by measuring the level of salivary oxytocin and spiritual/religious faith. We found that the level of salivary oxytocin was negatively associated with spiritual/religious faith. Individuals with higher levels of salivary oxytocin tend to have more negative spiritual/religious faith compared with those with low oxytocin levels (e.g., "
Identifiants
pubmed: 34512461
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.705781
pmc: PMC8427280
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
705781Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021 Yamada, Nakawake, Shou, Nishina, Matsunaga and Takagishi.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
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