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
Año de publicación
2021
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inglés
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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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CORTISOL
LIWC
NARRATIVES
OXYTOCIN
STORYTELLING
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Storytelling increases oxytocin and positive emotions and decreases cortisol and pain in hospitalized children
title Storytelling increases oxytocin and positive emotions and decreases cortisol and pain in hospitalized children
spellingShingle Storytelling increases oxytocin and positive emotions and decreases cortisol and pain in hospitalized children
Brockington, Guilherme
CORTISOL
LIWC
NARRATIVES
OXYTOCIN
STORYTELLING
title_short Storytelling increases oxytocin and positive emotions and decreases cortisol and pain in hospitalized children
title_full Storytelling increases oxytocin and positive emotions and decreases cortisol and pain in hospitalized children
title_fullStr Storytelling increases oxytocin and positive emotions and decreases cortisol and pain in hospitalized children
title_full_unstemmed Storytelling increases oxytocin and positive emotions and decreases cortisol and pain in hospitalized children
title_sort Storytelling increases oxytocin and positive emotions and decreases cortisol and pain in hospitalized children
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Brockington, Guilherme
Gomes Moreira Ana Paula
Buso, Maria Stephani
Gomes da Silva, Sérgio
Altszyler Lemcovich, Edgar Jaim
Fischer, Ronald
Moll, Jorge
author Brockington, Guilherme
author_facet Brockington, Guilherme
Gomes Moreira Ana Paula
Buso, Maria Stephani
Gomes da Silva, Sérgio
Altszyler Lemcovich, Edgar Jaim
Fischer, Ronald
Moll, Jorge
author_role author
author2 Gomes Moreira Ana Paula
Buso, Maria Stephani
Gomes da Silva, Sérgio
Altszyler Lemcovich, Edgar Jaim
Fischer, Ronald
Moll, Jorge
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv CORTISOL
LIWC
NARRATIVES
OXYTOCIN
STORYTELLING
topic CORTISOL
LIWC
NARRATIVES
OXYTOCIN
STORYTELLING
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv 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;
description 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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Brockington, 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; 1-7
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