Oxytocin predicts positive affect gains in a role-play interaction
Alexandru I. Berceanu,
Claudiu Papasteri,
Alexandra Sofonea
et al.
Abstract:IntroductionRole-play, a key creative process in theatre, is used in therapeutic interventions to improve social skills, emotion regulation, and memory. Although role-play is widely used as a psychotherapeutic technique, its mechanisms of action are not fully understood.MethodsOur study introduces a standardized controlled procedure for promoting role-play in the laboratory based on the portrayal of a fictional persona and examines its effects on anxiety, affect, prosocial attitudes, and salivary oxytocin dyna… Show more
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