What indicators of changing oxytocin levels in history could there be. So far I have found a correlation in breastfeeding initiation and alcohol consumption numbers, that may indicated population-wide changes in oxytocin levels, as oxytocin is crucial in lactation and prohibits effects of alcohol.
What other population-wide indicators could there be of changing oxytocin levels?
Feel-good effects in general correlate with levels of oxtocin. Kerstin Uvnäs Moberg is the "guru" of oxytocin research:
^ Uvnäs Moberg, K & Peterson, M (1996). ”Oxytocin, a biomedical link for human relations. Mediator of antistress, wellbeing, social interaction, growth and healing”. Läkartidningen.
Thank you for the reply S. Béatrice Marianne Ewalds-Kvist
I found one more historical statistic that could provide answers: the divorce rate, as lower oxytocin levels lead to higher rates of break-ups.
So thus far I have found divorce rates, breastfeeding rates and alcohol cunsumption rates (per capita). Does anyone else have any suggestions on how to find indicators of historically varying oxytocin levels?
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