National motives and psychogenic death rates

Science Vol/Iss. 161 Published In Pages: 1260
By Lester, David

Hypothesis

"The incidence of suicide . . . was significantly correlated with the need for power . . ." (1260)

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Spearman’s rank-order correlationSupportedp<.05rho = .50One-tailed

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Need For Power (in Folktales)UNKNOWNSocial Personality, Verbal Arts, Literary Texts, Texts
Suicide RatesUNKNOWNSuicide