Resource Unpredictability, mistrust, and war: a cross-cultural study

The Journal of Conflict Resolution Vol/Iss. 36 Published In Pages: 242-262
By Ember, Carol R., Ember, Melvin

Hypothesis

Controlling for natural disasters in a multiple regression analysis, mistrust is positively associated with overall warfare (254)

Note

result is stronger in nonstate societies

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
multiple regressionSupportedp<.05beta=.30 overall; .35 in nonstateOne-tailed