Is the romantic-sexual kiss a near human universal?

The romantic-sexual kiss is not a human universal.

Simple percentages used. In a world-wide sample, only 46% of cultures had evidence of the romantic-sexual kiss.

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
No Formal Test	Supported	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Presence/absence Of Romantic-sexual Kiss	Independent	Sexual Stimulation

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Jankowiak, William	2015	There will be a relationship between the romantic-sexual kiss and social complexity.	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Jankowiak, William	1992	Romantic love is a human universal.	Supported	1	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Murray, Damian R.	2016	Historical pathogen prevalence will be negatively associated with prevalence of romantic kissing (4).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
de Munck, Victor C.	2016	There will be a positive relationship between the presence of romantic love and the nuclear family (8).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
de Munck, Victor C.	2016	There will be a positive correlation between arranged marriage practices and extended non-matrilocal families (8).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author