Differences between tight and loose cultures: a 33-nation study

Population density is positively correlated with tightness-looseness (p. 1101).

Rural population density was significant at the .01 level.

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Correlation	Supported	p<.10	.59	Two-tailed

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Population Density	Independent	Population
Tightness-looseness In Norms	Dependent	Norms, Social Control, Sanctions, Social Offenses

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Harrington, Jesse R.	2014	Tight states will exhibit a higher incidence of natural disasters, greater environmental vulnerability, fewer natural resources, greater incidence of disease and higher mortality rates, higher population density and greater degrees of external threat (7992).	Supported	8	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Harrington, Jesse R.	2014	"There is wide variation in tightness-looseness that is distinct from other dimensions of culture, such as individualism-collectivism" (7990).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Harrington, Jesse R.	2015	The relationship between tightness/looseness and happiness will exhibit a curvilinear relationship, such that very tight and very loose nations have worse outcomes relative to nations intermediate on tightness-looseness	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Gelfand, Michele J.	2011	Food deprivation is positively correlated with tightness-looseness (p. 1101).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Jackson, Joshua Conrad	2020	Cultural tightness/looseness comprises a single dimension across domains of life.	Supported	0	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author