Individual Mate Choice in an Arranged Marriage Context: Evidence from the Standard Cross-cultural Sample

Evolutionary Psychological Science Vol/Iss. Online Springer International Publishing Published In Pages: 1-8
By Apostolou, Menelaos

Hypothesis

Arranged marriage will be positively associated with frequency of premarital sex. (3)

Note

The relationship with arranged marriage was significant among both women (p < 0.001) and men (p = 0.039).

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Multinomial Logistic RegressionSupportedp < 0.05UNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Arranged MarriageIndependentArranging A Marriage
Male Premarital SexDependentPremarital Sex Relations