No strong evidence for universal gender differences in the development of cooperative behaviour across societies
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B • Vol/Iss. 378 • The Royal Society Publishing • • Published In • Pages: 1-14 •
By House, Bailey, Silk, Joan B., McAuliffe, Katherine
Hypothesis
There are gender differences in the development of children's behavior (prosociality and fairness) across societies.
Note
The analysis is based on data from 14 societies. The data on prosociality and fairness indicated that there was no significant difference between girls and boys in any of the research sites.
Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bayesian regression model | Not supported | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
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Prosociality | Dependent | Socialization |
Fairness | Dependent | Socialization |
Gender of children | Independent | Gender Roles And Issues |