Wife-husband intimacy and female status in cross-cultural perspective

This article examines predictors of intimacy between husbands and wives. Emphasis is on equality of spouses. A causal model is presented.

Samples
Sample Used	Coded Data	Comment
Standard Cross Cultural Sample (SCCS)	Other Researchers

Hypotheses (6)
Hypothesis	Supported
Equality of spouses should be positively associated with husband-wife intimacy (308).	Supported
High female status will be positively associated with husband-wife intimacy (309)	Supported
Socialization for aggression will predict low husband-wife intimacy (322)	Supported
Polygyny will be positively associated with higher socialization for aggression (324)	Supported
Polygyny will be positively associated with low husband-wife intimacy (322)	Supported
Family size negatively predicts husband-wife intimacy (331)	Supported

Documents and Hypotheses Filed By: Kate Cummings Christina Carolus