Storytelling increases oxytocin and positive emotions and decreases cortisol and pain in hospitalized children
- Autores
- Brockington, Guilherme; Gomes Moreira Ana Paula; Buso, Maria Stephani; Gomes da Silva, Sérgio; Altszyler Lemcovich, Edgar Jaim; Fischer, Ronald; Moll, Jorge
- Año de publicación
- 2021
- Idioma
- inglés
- Tipo de recurso
- artículo
- Estado
- versión publicada
- Descripción
- Storytelling is a distinctive human characteristic that may have played a fundamental role in humans' ability to bond and navigate challenging social settings throughout our evolution. However, the potential impact of storytelling on regulating physiological and psychological functions has received little attention. We investigated whether listening to narratives from a storyteller can provide beneficial effects for children admitted to intensive care units. Biomarkers (oxytocin and cortisol), pain scores, and psycholinguistic associations were collected immediately before and after storytelling and an active control intervention (solving riddles that also involved social interaction but lacked the immersive narrative aspect). Compared with the control group, children in the storytelling group showed a marked increase in oxytocin combined with a decrease in cortisol in saliva after the 30-min intervention. They also reported less pain and used more positive lexical markers when describing their time in hospital. Our findings provide a psychophysiological basis for the short-term benefits of storytelling and suggest that a simple and inexpensive intervention may help alleviate the physical and psychological pain of hospitalized children on the day of the intervention.
Fil: Brockington, Guilherme. Universidad Federal do Abc; Brasil
Fil: Gomes Moreira Ana Paula. Universidade de Mogi Das Cruzes; Brasil
Fil: Buso, Maria Stephani. Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo; Brasil
Fil: Gomes da Silva, Sérgio. Universidade de Mogi Das Cruzes; Brasil
Fil: Altszyler Lemcovich, Edgar Jaim. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Computación; Argentina
Fil: Fischer, Ronald. Victoria University Of Wellington; Nueva Zelanda
Fil: Moll, Jorge. No especifíca; - Materia
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CORTISOL
LIWC
NARRATIVES
OXYTOCIN
STORYTELLING - Nivel de accesibilidad
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- Condiciones de uso
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
- Repositorio
- Institución
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
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Storytelling increases oxytocin and positive emotions and decreases cortisol and pain in hospitalized childrenBrockington, GuilhermeGomes Moreira Ana PaulaBuso, Maria StephaniGomes da Silva, SérgioAltszyler Lemcovich, Edgar JaimFischer, RonaldMoll, JorgeCORTISOLLIWCNARRATIVESOXYTOCINSTORYTELLINGhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.3https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3Storytelling is a distinctive human characteristic that may have played a fundamental role in humans' ability to bond and navigate challenging social settings throughout our evolution. However, the potential impact of storytelling on regulating physiological and psychological functions has received little attention. We investigated whether listening to narratives from a storyteller can provide beneficial effects for children admitted to intensive care units. Biomarkers (oxytocin and cortisol), pain scores, and psycholinguistic associations were collected immediately before and after storytelling and an active control intervention (solving riddles that also involved social interaction but lacked the immersive narrative aspect). Compared with the control group, children in the storytelling group showed a marked increase in oxytocin combined with a decrease in cortisol in saliva after the 30-min intervention. They also reported less pain and used more positive lexical markers when describing their time in hospital. Our findings provide a psychophysiological basis for the short-term benefits of storytelling and suggest that a simple and inexpensive intervention may help alleviate the physical and psychological pain of hospitalized children on the day of the intervention.Fil: Brockington, Guilherme. Universidad Federal do Abc; BrasilFil: Gomes Moreira Ana Paula. Universidade de Mogi Das Cruzes; BrasilFil: Buso, Maria Stephani. Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo; BrasilFil: Gomes da Silva, Sérgio. Universidade de Mogi Das Cruzes; BrasilFil: Altszyler Lemcovich, Edgar Jaim. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Computación; ArgentinaFil: Fischer, Ronald. Victoria University Of Wellington; Nueva ZelandaFil: Moll, Jorge. No especifíca;National Academy of Sciences2021-06info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/174052Brockington, Guilherme; Gomes Moreira Ana Paula; Buso, Maria Stephani; Gomes da Silva, Sérgio; Altszyler Lemcovich, Edgar Jaim; et al.; Storytelling increases oxytocin and positive emotions and decreases cortisol and pain in hospitalized children; National Academy of Sciences; Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of The United States of America; 118; 22; 6-2021; 1-70027-8424CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1073/pnas.2018409118info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-03T10:05:45Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/174052instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-03 10:05:45.806CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse |
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Storytelling increases oxytocin and positive emotions and decreases cortisol and pain in hospitalized children |
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Storytelling increases oxytocin and positive emotions and decreases cortisol and pain in hospitalized children |
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Storytelling increases oxytocin and positive emotions and decreases cortisol and pain in hospitalized children Brockington, Guilherme CORTISOL LIWC NARRATIVES OXYTOCIN STORYTELLING |
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Storytelling increases oxytocin and positive emotions and decreases cortisol and pain in hospitalized children |
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Storytelling increases oxytocin and positive emotions and decreases cortisol and pain in hospitalized children |
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Storytelling increases oxytocin and positive emotions and decreases cortisol and pain in hospitalized children |
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Storytelling increases oxytocin and positive emotions and decreases cortisol and pain in hospitalized children |
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Storytelling increases oxytocin and positive emotions and decreases cortisol and pain in hospitalized children |
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Brockington, Guilherme Gomes Moreira Ana Paula Buso, Maria Stephani Gomes da Silva, Sérgio Altszyler Lemcovich, Edgar Jaim Fischer, Ronald Moll, Jorge |
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Brockington, Guilherme |
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Brockington, Guilherme Gomes Moreira Ana Paula Buso, Maria Stephani Gomes da Silva, Sérgio Altszyler Lemcovich, Edgar Jaim Fischer, Ronald Moll, Jorge |
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Gomes Moreira Ana Paula Buso, Maria Stephani Gomes da Silva, Sérgio Altszyler Lemcovich, Edgar Jaim Fischer, Ronald Moll, Jorge |
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CORTISOL LIWC NARRATIVES OXYTOCIN STORYTELLING |
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CORTISOL LIWC NARRATIVES OXYTOCIN STORYTELLING |
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https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.3 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3 |
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Storytelling is a distinctive human characteristic that may have played a fundamental role in humans' ability to bond and navigate challenging social settings throughout our evolution. However, the potential impact of storytelling on regulating physiological and psychological functions has received little attention. We investigated whether listening to narratives from a storyteller can provide beneficial effects for children admitted to intensive care units. Biomarkers (oxytocin and cortisol), pain scores, and psycholinguistic associations were collected immediately before and after storytelling and an active control intervention (solving riddles that also involved social interaction but lacked the immersive narrative aspect). Compared with the control group, children in the storytelling group showed a marked increase in oxytocin combined with a decrease in cortisol in saliva after the 30-min intervention. They also reported less pain and used more positive lexical markers when describing their time in hospital. Our findings provide a psychophysiological basis for the short-term benefits of storytelling and suggest that a simple and inexpensive intervention may help alleviate the physical and psychological pain of hospitalized children on the day of the intervention. Fil: Brockington, Guilherme. Universidad Federal do Abc; Brasil Fil: Gomes Moreira Ana Paula. Universidade de Mogi Das Cruzes; Brasil Fil: Buso, Maria Stephani. Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo; Brasil Fil: Gomes da Silva, Sérgio. Universidade de Mogi Das Cruzes; Brasil Fil: Altszyler Lemcovich, Edgar Jaim. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Computación; Argentina Fil: Fischer, Ronald. Victoria University Of Wellington; Nueva Zelanda Fil: Moll, Jorge. No especifíca; |
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Storytelling is a distinctive human characteristic that may have played a fundamental role in humans' ability to bond and navigate challenging social settings throughout our evolution. However, the potential impact of storytelling on regulating physiological and psychological functions has received little attention. We investigated whether listening to narratives from a storyteller can provide beneficial effects for children admitted to intensive care units. Biomarkers (oxytocin and cortisol), pain scores, and psycholinguistic associations were collected immediately before and after storytelling and an active control intervention (solving riddles that also involved social interaction but lacked the immersive narrative aspect). Compared with the control group, children in the storytelling group showed a marked increase in oxytocin combined with a decrease in cortisol in saliva after the 30-min intervention. They also reported less pain and used more positive lexical markers when describing their time in hospital. Our findings provide a psychophysiological basis for the short-term benefits of storytelling and suggest that a simple and inexpensive intervention may help alleviate the physical and psychological pain of hospitalized children on the day of the intervention. |
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