Social Odour Perception and Stress Responses in Women's Quality of Partner Relationship and Attachment Style
Piraino, Giulia (Università del Salento)
Gelo, Omar Carlo Gioacchino (Sigmund Freud University (Vienna))
Schito, Andrea (Università del Salento)
Gimenez-Llort, Lydia (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psiquiatria i de Medicina Legal)
Invitto, Sara (Università del Salento)
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Neurociències

Date:	2023
Description:	8 pàg.
Abstract:	The perception of body and social odours (SOP) is crucial for interpersonal chemosensory signalling and mate choice, yet little is known about the role of the SOP on the quality of partnerships and the attachment style. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of the SOP in women's stress responses by considering the role of biopsychosocial variables in the quality of interpersonal relationships (also considering intimate partner violence). In total, 253 women filled out an online survey that included a series of questionnaires to investigate self-perceived stress (PSS), emotional regulation (ERQ), olfactory social assessment (SOS), quality of partnership (RRQ), attachment style (RQ), and the Conflict Tactile Scale 2 (CTS-2). The main results highlight that a high awareness of social odours correlates with a good quality of relationship and with an emotional regulation capacity; the PSS correlates negatively with the ERQ (i. e. , as the PSS increases, the ERQ decreases). The level of IPV predicts an interpersonal style characterized by a low desire to develop meaningful relationships but with a tendency to depend on and trust another. The idea of being hurt by the other is not central in women who experience this type of relationship. The study's main conclusion is that social odour perception is important for emotional regulation and in partner relationships.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Attachment style ; Emotional regulation ; Intimate partner violence ; Social odour perception ; Stress ; Women ; SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Published in:	Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 13 Núm. 3 (2023) , art. 239, ISSN 2076-328X

DOI: 10.3390/bs13030239
PMID: 36975264

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