Tend and Befriend Theory  

Oleh:

Taylor, Shelley E.

Jenis: Article from Books - Reference
Dalam koleksi: Handbook of Theories of Social Psychology, page 32-49.
Topik: Responses to Threat: Tend and Befriend; Theoretical Principles and Evidence for Tend and Befriend; Tending and Responses to Stress; Befriending and Responses to Stress; Sex Differences in Tend and Befriend; Social Issues Implications of Tend and Befriend

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Perpustakaan PKPM Nomor Panggil: 301.150.1 SAG 3 Non-tandon: tidak ada Tandon: 1

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The "tend and befriend" theory builds on the observation that human beings affiliate in response to stress. Under conditions of threat, they tend to offspring to ensure their survival and affiliative neurocircuitry that appears to be based on oxytocin and endogenous opioid peptides. When close relationships are threatened or one is socially isolated, a rise in plasma oxytocin occurs, a biological marker that may signal a need for affiliation. Oxytocin prompts affiliative behavior in response to stress, in conjunction with the opioid system. Together with positive social contacts, oxytocin attenuates biological stress responses that would otherwise arise in responses to social threats. These social responses to stress and their biological underpinings appear to be more characteristic of women than men. This model helps to unravel puzzles not only in the research literature but also with respect to health and may shed light on why women tend to live longer than men.

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