When one wife is enough: a cross-cultural study of the determinants of monogamy

Journal of Social, Evolutionary, and Cultural Psychology Vol/Iss. 7 Published In Pages: 211-237
By Dow, Malcolm M., Eff, E. Anthon

Hypothesis

Female economic importance will be negatively associated with monogamy (p. 214).

Note

There is a weak relationship

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
multiple regressionNot Supportedp<.10UNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Female Economic ImportanceIndependentDivision Of Labor By Gender, Occupational Specialization
MonogamyDependentPolygamy