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Emotion and the symbolic workspace
Published in Edward Finch, Guillermo Aranda-Mena, Creating Emotionally Intelligent Workspaces, 2019
Edward Finch, Guillermo Aranda-Mena
The level of engagement within organisations is widely acknowledged as being critical to organisational success. When engagement falters the signs are evident in the workplace – people are reluctant to share ideas or information, they neglect mentoring juniors, and there is a general climate of suspicion. The chemistry is not there. Get it right and people start to form strong relationships with colleagues, they feel that they can make a difference, and chances arise to learn and develop. High levels of engagement make people more productive, feel that they have more energy at work, and collaborate better. A ‘culture of trust’ was found to be the recipe for success in highly engaged organisations (Zak 2017). In a collaborative study on trust (Kosfeld et al. 2005), the team asked the question, “Why do people trust each other?” They undertook an ingenious experiment, having identified a neurochemical called oxytocin as a potential ‘trust’ chemical. Oxytocin is a neuropeptide produced by the hypothalamus. In rodents it is used to assess whether it is safe to approach another animal that may present a threat. A higher level of oxytocin causes the rodent to approach the other quite willingly.
Arsenals of Pharmacotherapeutically Active Proteins and Peptides: Old Wine in a New Bottle
Published in Debarshi Kar Mahapatra, Swati Gokul Talele, Tatiana G. Volova, A. K. Haghi, Biologically Active Natural Products, 2020
Synthetic oxytocin is also referred to as Pitocin or Syntocinon and is used to induce labor. It is also immediately after delivery to deal with post-partum hemorrhage. Oxytocin is also used in the form of nasal spray to aid young mothers in lactation [141].
Bringing human-animal interaction to sport: Potential impacts on athletic performance
Published in European Journal of Sport Science, 2022
Sutton Marvin, Kennet Sorenson, Jeffrey R. Stevens
Oxytocin has been proposed as a potential mechanism underlying human-animal interactions because its effects mirror benefits observed by these interactions, including reduction of stress, anxiety, and pain (Beetz, Uvnäs-Moberg, Julius, & Kotrschal, 2012). Several studies show that interacting with dogs can increase blood levels of oxytocin in participants. Petting a dog for as little as three minutes can increase oxytocin levels markedly (Odendaal & Meintjes, 2003), though these effects are strongest in women (Handlin et al., 2011). In fact, even just looking at dogs can affect oxytocin levels. In a 30-minute interaction, dog owners who gazed at their dogs more had higher levels of urinary oxytocin than owners who gaze less (Nagasawa, Kikusui, Onaka, & Ohta, 2009). This research indicates that oxytocin may play an integral role in human-animal relationships (Beetz et al., 2012).