Tightness-looseness across the 50 united states

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences • Vol/Iss. 111 • National Academy of Sciences • Washington, D.C • Published In • Pages: 7990-7995 •
By Harrington, Jesse R., Gelfand, Michele J.

Hypothesis

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).

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
CorrelationSupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
DiseaseIndependentMorbidity
Environmental VulnerabilityIndependentDisasters
External ThreatsIndependentExternal Relations
Mortality RatesIndependentMortality
Natural DisastersIndependentDisasters
Natural ResourcesIndependentAgriculture, Poverty
Population DensityIndependentPopulation
Tightness-loosenessDependentNorms, Sanctions, Social Control, Social Offenses