The oedipus complex:  cross-cultural evidence

"I . . . predicted a positive correlation between severity of punishment for disobedience and extensiveness of menstrual taboos" (108)

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Chi square	Supported	above .10	`UNKNOWN`	Two-tailed

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Extensiveness Of Menstrual Taboo	Dependent	Menstruation
Punishment For Disobedience	Independent	Aggression Training

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Stephens, William N.	1962	"[I predicted a poitive correlation between] the menstrual taboo . . . and severity of punishment for masturbation" (100)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Stephens, William N.	1962	"My second prediction was a positive correlation between importance of physical punishment as a technique of discipline . . . and extensiveness of menstrual taboos" (104)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Stephens, William N.	1962	"I predicted a positive correlation between general pressure for obedience and extensiveness of menstrual taboos" (108)	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Stephens, William N.	1967	"Extensiveness of menstrual taboo observed in a primitive society is determined to a significant extent by the average intensity of castration anxiety felt by men [as measured by child rearing practices]"	Not Supported	6	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Stephens, William N.	1962	"Extensiveness of menstrual taboos is correlated with intensity of sex anxiety" (94)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author