War Games: Intergroup Coalitional Play Fighting as a Means of Comparative Coalition Formability Assessment
Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences • Vol/Iss. 15(2) • American Psychological Association • Washington, D.C. • Published In • Pages: 91-110 •
By Scalise Sugiyama, Michelle, Mendoza, Marcela, Sugiyama, Lawrence
Hypothesis
Hunter-gatherer societies with coalitional play fighting will periodically play team contact games against outgroups (will exhibit intergroup coalitional play fighting).
Note
Out of 54 hunter-gatherer societies for which coalitional play fighting was described, 44 (81%) exhibited intergroup coalitional play fighting.
| Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Descriptive statistics | Supported | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Coalitional Play Fighting | UNKNOWN | Games, Athletic Sports |
| Intergroup Coalitional Play Fighting | UNKNOWN | Games, Athletic Sports, Inter-community Relations |