Yamada Junko, Nakawake Yo, Shou Qiulu, Nishina Kuniyuki, Matsunaga Masahiro, Takagishi Haruto
Brain Science Institute, Tamagawa University, Machida, Japan.
Center for the Study of Social Cohesion, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Front Psychol. 2021 Aug 26;12:705781. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.705781. eCollection 2021.
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., "."). Moreover, this tendency was only significant in individuals who were not interested in a specific religion. The uniqueness of spirituality/religiosity in Japan could help interpret the current findings.
精神性和宗教信仰对一个人的幸福感有重大影响。尽管先前的研究表明神经肽激素催产素与精神性/宗教信仰有关，但现有研究结果仍不一致。一些研究报告了催产素与精神性/宗教信仰之间的正相关关系，而其他研究则报告了负相关关系。在此，我们通过测量唾液催产素水平和精神/宗教信仰，研究了200名非亚伯拉罕宗教的日本个体（102名女性，平均年龄±标准差 = 41.53 ± 10.46）内源性催产素与精神性/宗教信仰之间的关联。我们发现唾液催产素水平与精神/宗教信仰呈负相关。与催产素水平低的个体相比，唾液催产素水平高的个体往往有更消极的精神/宗教信仰（例如“.”）。此外，这种趋势仅在对特定宗教不感兴趣的个体中显著。日本精神性/宗教信仰的独特性有助于解释当前的研究结果。
