Maria L Boccia
Biographic Data
| ID | 194391 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maria L Boccia |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maria L |
| FAMILY NAME | Boccia |
| SIGNATURE | BOCCIA M L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Colorado Health |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4395-2573 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 30 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Measuring Social Connectedness during Shared Leisure Activities Using Oxytocin
Leisure experiences are often associated with social connectedness. One measure of social connection underutilized in leisure studies is the neurohormone oxytocin. This methodological note considers issues researchers need to address when incorporating oxytocin in their study design. Noninvasive sources for sampling oxytocin include saliva and urine; however, the decision about which method to employ is not well documented. This study provides th…
An overview of the use of oxytocin measures in leisure studies
For family leisure scholars, the growing understanding of neurobiological mechanisms in human behavior, emotions, and relationships offer new avenues for understanding the impact of family activities on family relationships. Oxytocin (OT) is a key neurohormone associated with bonding, attachment, emotions, and social memory. In both men and women, OT strengthens bonds in parent-child and romantic relationships. This paper considers the value of a…
Examining Couple Recreation and Oxytocin via the Ecology of Family Experiences Framework
Objective: To evaluate the release of oxytocin as a biomarker of romantic-partner attachment during couple recreation.Background: To date, no studies have examined the impact of distinct types of recreation activities on the release of oxytocin. The Ecology for Family Experience framework, which highlights the divergent experience of family members, guided the experimental design.Method: A total of 20 cohabitating or married couples were randomly…
Variations in Maternal Behavior in C57BL/6J Mice
The amount of maternal licking received by newborn rats affects their adult stress reactivity and maternal behavior. Mouse studies in which litters were cross-fostered between strains that exhibit high vs. low amounts of maternal behavior also suggest that rearing conditions affect adult outcomes. The current study is the first to compare within a single mouse strain (C57BL/6J) behavioral responses between adult animals reared by mothers that exh…
Self-Awareness in Animals and Humans
Differential Recall of Consent Information and Parental Decisions About Enrolling Children in Research Studies
In the present simulation research, the authors examined the relations between the type of information that low-income parents (N = 116) recalled from informed-consent materials and their hypothetical decision to enroll a child in a clinical study. The authors gave parents or guardians of Head Start children information about a medical protocol involving high risk and significant potential benefit to child participants. Differential recall of the…
Improving Informed Consent
Patricia Agre, Frances A. Campbell, Barbara D. Goldman, Maria L. Boccia, Nancy Kass, Laurence B. McCullough, Jon F. Merz, Suzanne M. Miller, Jim Mintz, Bruce Rapkin, Jeremy Sugarman, James Sorenson, Donna Wirshing, Improving Informed Consent: The Medium Is Not the Message, IRB: Ethics & Human Research, Vol. 25, No. 5, Supplement (Sep. - Oct., 2003), pp. S11-S19
Some observations on psychosocial stressors, immunity, and individual differences in nonhuman primates
Many studies would appear to support an important relationship between behavior and the regulation of the immune response, at the core of the developing field of psychoneuroimmunology (PNI). However, wide variations are noted in the strength of this relationship, even for the same species under very similar circumstances. The present paper reviews work from our laboratory in both young and adult pigtail and bonnet macaques describing the ranges o…
Mirror self-recognition and mental state attribution
Mirror self-recognition and mental state attribution
Social context and reaction to separation in peer-reared pigtail macaques
Maternal emotional signals, social referencing, and infants' reactions to strangers
Young children's emotional reactions are often affected by the emotional reactions of those around them. Empathy may account for the phenomenon of social referencing
Food distribution, dominance, and aggressive behaviors in bonnet macaques
Resource availability or distribution may affect interindividual competition in species such as primates, which forage in social groups, and several field studies suggest that dominance status predicts access to restricted food sources. Increased competition due to restricted resources may result in the intensification of aggressive behaviors. The study reported here examines the impact of manipulation of the distribution of food resources in a l…
The influence of rank on affect perception by pigtailed macaques ( Macaca nemestrina )
Previous studies of affect perception in nonhuman primates have involved young animals and/or manipulations of early experience. Based upon data suggesting that middle‐ranked monkeys in small social groups show patterns of behavior different from their low‐ or high‐ranked counterparts, the current study examined the role of social rank in affect perception by normally reared, adult female pigtailed macaques. Employing color videotapes as the pres…
A test of the generalizability of the interval scale developed for social behavior of rhesus monkeys
An interval scale of behavior would be useful in the study of social relations because it would allow the whole behavioral repertory to be used simultaneously and would allow greater flexibility in statistical manipulation. Maxim has developed such a scale using isolated dyads of unfamiliar monkeys. The typical social environment of monkeys, however, consists of familiar monkeys in mixed age and sex groups. This study replicates Maxim's procedure…
A functional analysis of social grooming patterns through direct comparison with self-grooming in rhesus monkeys
The influence of behavioral context and social characteristics on the physical aspects of social grooming in rhesus monkeys
A functional analysis of social grooming patterns through direct comparison with self-grooming in rhesus monkeys
The influence of behavioral context and social characteristics on the physical aspects of social grooming in rhesus monkeys
Examining Couple Recreation and Oxytocin via the Ecology of Family Experiences Framework
Objective: To evaluate the release of oxytocin as a biomarker of romantic-partner attachment during couple recreation.Background: To date, no studies have examined the impact of distinct types of recreation activities on the release of oxytocin. The Ecology for Family Experience framework, which highlights the divergent experience of family members, guided the experimental design.Method: A total of 20 cohabitating or married couples were randomly…
An overview of the use of oxytocin measures in leisure studies
For family leisure scholars, the growing understanding of neurobiological mechanisms in human behavior, emotions, and relationships offer new avenues for understanding the impact of family activities on family relationships. Oxytocin (OT) is a key neurohormone associated with bonding, attachment, emotions, and social memory. In both men and women, OT strengthens bonds in parent-child and romantic relationships. This paper considers the value of a…
Differential Recall of Consent Information and Parental Decisions About Enrolling Children in Research Studies
In the present simulation research, the authors examined the relations between the type of information that low-income parents (N = 116) recalled from informed-consent materials and their hypothetical decision to enroll a child in a clinical study. The authors gave parents or guardians of Head Start children information about a medical protocol involving high risk and significant potential benefit to child participants. Differential recall of the…
The influence of behavioral context and social characteristics on the physical aspects of social grooming in rhesus monkeys
A functional analysis of social grooming patterns through direct comparison with self-grooming in rhesus monkeys
A test of the generalizability of the interval scale developed for social behavior of rhesus monkeys
An interval scale of behavior would be useful in the study of social relations because it would allow the whole behavioral repertory to be used simultaneously and would allow greater flexibility in statistical manipulation. Maxim has developed such a scale using isolated dyads of unfamiliar monkeys. The typical social environment of monkeys, however, consists of familiar monkeys in mixed age and sex groups. This study replicates Maxim's procedure…
The influence of rank on affect perception by pigtailed macaques ( Macaca nemestrina )
Previous studies of affect perception in nonhuman primates have involved young animals and/or manipulations of early experience. Based upon data suggesting that middle‐ranked monkeys in small social groups show patterns of behavior different from their low‐ or high‐ranked counterparts, the current study examined the role of social rank in affect perception by normally reared, adult female pigtailed macaques. Employing color videotapes as the pres…
Food distribution, dominance, and aggressive behaviors in bonnet macaques
Resource availability or distribution may affect interindividual competition in species such as primates, which forage in social groups, and several field studies suggest that dominance status predicts access to restricted food sources. Increased competition due to restricted resources may result in the intensification of aggressive behaviors. The study reported here examines the impact of manipulation of the distribution of food resources in a l…
Maternal emotional signals, social referencing, and infants' reactions to strangers
Young children's emotional reactions are often affected by the emotional reactions of those around them. Empathy may account for the phenomenon of social referencing
Social context and reaction to separation in peer-reared pigtail macaques
Mirror self-recognition and mental state attribution
Mirror self-recognition and mental state attribution
Some observations on psychosocial stressors, immunity, and individual differences in nonhuman primates
Many studies would appear to support an important relationship between behavior and the regulation of the immune response, at the core of the developing field of psychoneuroimmunology (PNI). However, wide variations are noted in the strength of this relationship, even for the same species under very similar circumstances. The present paper reviews work from our laboratory in both young and adult pigtail and bonnet macaques describing the ranges o…
Improving Informed Consent
Patricia Agre, Frances A. Campbell, Barbara D. Goldman, Maria L. Boccia, Nancy Kass, Laurence B. McCullough, Jon F. Merz, Suzanne M. Miller, Jim Mintz, Bruce Rapkin, Jeremy Sugarman, James Sorenson, Donna Wirshing, Improving Informed Consent: The Medium Is Not the Message, IRB: Ethics & Human Research, Vol. 25, No. 5, Supplement (Sep. - Oct., 2003), pp. S11-S19
Differential Recall of Consent Information and Parental Decisions About Enrolling Children in Research Studies
In the present simulation research, the authors examined the relations between the type of information that low-income parents (N = 116) recalled from informed-consent materials and their hypothetical decision to enroll a child in a clinical study. The authors gave parents or guardians of Head Start children information about a medical protocol involving high risk and significant potential benefit to child participants. Differential recall of the…
Self-Awareness in Animals and Humans
Variations in Maternal Behavior in C57BL/6J Mice
The amount of maternal licking received by newborn rats affects their adult stress reactivity and maternal behavior. Mouse studies in which litters were cross-fostered between strains that exhibit high vs. low amounts of maternal behavior also suggest that rearing conditions affect adult outcomes. The current study is the first to compare within a single mouse strain (C57BL/6J) behavioral responses between adult animals reared by mothers that exh…
An overview of the use of oxytocin measures in leisure studies
For family leisure scholars, the growing understanding of neurobiological mechanisms in human behavior, emotions, and relationships offer new avenues for understanding the impact of family activities on family relationships. Oxytocin (OT) is a key neurohormone associated with bonding, attachment, emotions, and social memory. In both men and women, OT strengthens bonds in parent-child and romantic relationships. This paper considers the value of a…
Examining Couple Recreation and Oxytocin via the Ecology of Family Experiences Framework
Objective: To evaluate the release of oxytocin as a biomarker of romantic-partner attachment during couple recreation.Background: To date, no studies have examined the impact of distinct types of recreation activities on the release of oxytocin. The Ecology for Family Experience framework, which highlights the divergent experience of family members, guided the experimental design.Method: A total of 20 cohabitating or married couples were randomly…
Measuring Social Connectedness during Shared Leisure Activities Using Oxytocin
Leisure experiences are often associated with social connectedness. One measure of social connection underutilized in leisure studies is the neurohormone oxytocin. This methodological note considers issues researchers need to address when incorporating oxytocin in their study design. Noninvasive sources for sampling oxytocin include saliva and urine; however, the decision about which method to employ is not well documented. This study provides th…
Psychology (17 works) · Social Psychology (15 works) · Developmental psychology (11 works) · Biology (8 works) · Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (6 works) · Primate Behavior and Ecology (6 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Neuroscience (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Animal Behavior and Reproduction (4 works)