Salivary Oxytocin Concentration Changes during a Group Drumming Intervention for Maltreated School Children.

ABSTRACT: Many emotionally-disturbed children who have been maltreated and are legally separated from their parents or primary caregivers live in group homes and receive compulsory education. Such institutions provide various special intervention programs. Taiko-ensou, a Japanese style of group drumming, is one such program because playing drums in a group may improve children's emotional well-being. However, evidence for its efficacy has not been well established at the biological level. In this study, we measured salivary levels of oxytocin (OT), a neuropeptide associated with social memory and communication, in three conditions (recital, practice, and free sessions) in four classes of school-aged children. Following the sessions, OT concentrations showed changes in various degrees and directions

SUBMITTER: Yuhi T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5704159 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature