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

Man's preference to invest in his sisters' children rather than his wives' is positively associated with low paternal confidence (302).

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Chi square	Not Supported	above .10	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Male Investment In Offspring	Dependent	Family Relationships, Child Care
Paternal Confidence	Independent	Extramarital Sex Relations

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Gaulin, Steven J.C.	1980	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	6	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Scelza, B. A.	2019	Increased levels of paternal investment and provisioning were associated with harsher views of male, but not female emotional infidelity .	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Marlowe, Frank W.	2000	Controlling for mode of subsistence and male contribution, father-infant proximity (proxy for direct infant care) is negatively correlated with polygyny (p. 52).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Šaffa, Gabriel	2022	Female premarital sex is more likely to be restricted in societies with higher direct paternal investment.	Not supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Scelza, B. A.	2019	Increased levels of paternal provisioning were associated with harsher views of male, but not female sexual infidelity .	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author