Storytelling increases oxytocin and positive emotions and decreases cortisol and pain in hospitalized children

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  • Guilherme Brockington
    Center of Natural and Human Sciences, Federal University of ABC, São Paulo 09210-580, Brazil;
  • Ana Paula Gomes Moreira
    Department of Pedagogy, University of Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo 08780-911, Brazil;
  • Maria Stephani Buso
    Department of Psychology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo 04021-001, Brazil;
  • Sérgio Gomes da Silva
    Núcleo de Pesquisas Tecnológicas, University of Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo 08780-911, Brazil;
  • Edgar Altszyler
    Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Computación, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires C1053, Argentina;
  • Ronald Fischer
    Cognitive Neuroscience Unit, D’Or Institute for Research and Education, Rio de Janeiro 22.281-100, Brazil;
  • Jorge Moll
    Cognitive Neuroscience Unit, D’Or Institute for Research and Education, Rio de Janeiro 22.281-100, Brazil;

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<jats:title>Significance</jats:title><jats:p>Storytelling is a unique human skill, yet we know little about its physiological and psychological impact. This study provides evidence of the biomarker changes and beneficial effects of storytelling in children admitted to an intensive care unit. We found that, compared with an active control condition, one storytelling session with hospitalized children leads to an increase in oxytocin, a reduction in cortisol and pain, and positive emotional shifts during a free-association task. These multimodal findings support evolutionary theories of storytelling and demonstrate its physiological and psychological effects under naturalistic stress conditions. These important clinical implications affirm storytelling as a low-cost and humanized intervention that can improve the well-being of hospitalized children.</jats:p>

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