Paternal confidence and paternal investment: a cross cultural test of a sociobiological hypothesis

Using paternal investment theory, the authors examine the relationship between paternal confidence and paternal investment in humans.

Samples
Sample Used	Coded Data	Comment
Standard Cross Cultural Sample (SCCS)	Other Researchers
Ethnographic Atlas (EA)	Combination

Hypotheses (2)
Hypothesis	Supported
Man's preference to invest in his sisters' children rather than his wives' is positively associated with low paternal confidence (302).	Not Supported
High paternal confidence leads to high investment by a man in his wife's children; low paternal confidence leads a man to channel his investment elsewhere (304).	Partially supported

Documents and Hypotheses Filed By: Kate Cummings Megan Farrer