The couvade: a psychological analysis

Ethos • Vol/Iss. 1 • Published In 1973 • Pages: 30-74 •

By Munroe, Robert L., Munroe, Ruth H., Whiting, John W.M.

Abstract

This study examines possible correlates of the couvade. Results suggest that matri-residence, mother-infant sleeping arrangements, and low male salience all are associated with the couvade.

Samples
Sample Used	Coded Data	Comment
HRAF Collection of Ethnography (paper/fiche)
Other	Other Researchers
Ethnographic Atlas (EA)

Hypotheses (1)
Hypothesis	Supported
"The prediction . . . was that the couvade would be found in association with mother-infant sleeping arrangements, and/or matri-residence. . . . Relatively low male salience, as experienced by male children in societies characterized by a form of matri-residence [or] . . . in the presence of exclusive mother-infant sleeping arrangements . . . might lead to cross-sex identity and to a particular projective system outcome--the couvade" (40, 39)	Supported

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The couvade: a psychological analysis

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By Munroe, Robert L., Munroe, Ruth H., Whiting, John W.M.

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