Oxytocin and the Biopsychology of Performance in Team Sports

Table 1

Overview of studies reviewed (n = 36) that show supportive evidence for oxytocin as a neuropeptide involved in the encouragement of biopsychological processes linked to greater team performance in sport.

Biopsychological processes	Authors
Social emotions
Empathy	[41, 43, 44, 46]
Trust	[53–57, 60–62]
Generosity	[43, 58, 59]
Altruism	[61]
Envy/gloating	[63]
Cooperation	[61, 62, 67, 68]
(Social) motivation	[61, 62, 71, 72]
Social perception
Emotion recognition	[75–82]
Gaze behavior	[83–85]
Perception	[85–90]