Linear and quadratic associations of plasma oxytocin with depressive symptoms in ethnic minority women living with HIV

Julia S. Seay; Emily Lattie; Neil Schneiderman; Michael H. Antoni; Erin M. Fekete; Armando J. Mendez; Angela Szeto; Mary Ann Fletcher

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Linear and quadratic associations of plasma oxytocin with depressive symptoms in ethnic minority women living with HIV

Julia S. Seay^*, Emily Lattie, Neil Schneiderman, Michael H. Antoni, Erin M. Fekete, Armando J. Mendez, Angela Szeto, Mary Ann Fletcher

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The current study examines both linear and curvilinear relationships between oxytocin (OT) and depressive symptoms over time in ethnic minority women living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV; WLWH). Participants were 70 WLWH aged 20-49 (86% African-American or Caribbean). OT was measured at baseline via enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay immunoassay procedures. Depressive symptoms were measured at both baseline and 10-week post-baseline via the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II). Multiple regression analyses revealed marginal linear and significant quadratic OT terms to be predictors of T2 BDI scores. Results indicate that to a point, OT may have salutary effects on depressive symptoms in ethnic minority WLWH. However, extremely high OT levels may be related to greater depressive symptoms.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	70-78
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research
Volume	19
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/jabr.12016
State	Published - Mar 2014

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