Female puberty rites: reconsideration and speculation

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

Hypothesis

Menstrual taboos will be positively associated with female puberty rites.

Note

Tested with Whyte's menstrual taboo scale and Schlegel-Barry female puberty rites codes.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
UNKNOWNSupportedp<.001tau-b=.35One-tailed

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Female Puberty RiteDependentPuberty And Initiation
Menstrual TabooIndependentMenstruation