Paternity Uncertainty and Parent–Offspring Conflict Explain Restrictions on Female Premarital Sex across Societies

Human Nature • Vol/Iss. 33 • Springer • • Published In • Pages: 215-235 •
By Šaffa, Gabriel, Duda, Pavel, Zrzavý, Jan

Hypothesis

Female premarital sex is more likely to be restricted in societies where fathers have more control over marriage than mothers.

Note

This is a proxy for whether parents control the prevalence of premarital sex. Posterior probability (PP) = 88.08%, b=-.36, compatibility interval (CI) = (-.88, .13).

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Ordered Logistic RegressionSupportedUNKNOWNb=-.36UNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Female Premarital SexDependentPremarital Sex Relations
Marriage Decision MakersIndependentArranging A Marriage