When one wife is enough: a cross-cultural study of the determinants of monogamy

Journal of Social, Evolutionary, and Cultural Psychology • Vol/Iss. 7 • Published In • Pages: 211-237 •
By Dow, Malcolm M., Eff, E. Anthon

Hypothesis

Variability in male resource endowment will be negatively associated with monogamy (p. 213).

Note

Male resource inequality was excluded from a restricted model.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
multiple regressionNot SupportedNot Significantb = .041UNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Male Resource InequalityIndependentAccumulation Of Wealth, Classes
MonogamyDependentPolygamy