Valuing thinness or fatness in women: reevaluating the effect of resource scarcity

Evolution and Human Behavior • Vol/Iss. 26 • Published In • Pages: 257-270 •
By Ember, Carol R., Ember, Melvin, Korotayev, Andrey V., de Munck, Victor C.

Hypothesis

Societies in colder climates are more likely to value fatness in women (262).

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Spearman’s rank-order correlationNot SupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
ClimateIndependentClimate
Valuation Of Fatness In WomenDependentBasis Of Marriage, Ethnoanatomy, Sexual Stimulation