Romantic love and subsistence dependence of spouses

Southwestern Journal of Anthropology Vol/Iss. 24 Published In Pages: 310-319
By Coppinger, Robert M., Rosenblatt, Paul C.

Hypothesis

". . . that where subsistence dependence between spouses is strong, romantic love is unimportant as a basis of marriage; while where subsistence dependence between spouses is weak, romantic love is important as a basis of marriage" (310)

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
CorrelationSupportedp<.05.25UNKNOWN