Female puberty rites: reconsideration and speculation

Adolescence Vol/Iss. 18 Published In Pages: 957-964
By Kitahara, Michio

Hypothesis

Societies with matrilocal or ambilocal residence will be positively associated with female puberty rites.

Note

Upon retesting this was found to be insignificant (960).

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Chi-squareNot Supportedp<.05?=.23Two-tailed

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Female Puberty RitesDependentPuberty And Initiation
Matrilocal Or Ambilocal ResidenceIndependentResidence