Kinship, Cooperation, and the Evolution of Moral Systems

Kinship tightness will be negatively correlated with the presence of moralizing gods.

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
OLS	Supported	p<0.001	-0.50	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Moralizing Gods	Dependent variable	General Character Of Religion
Tightness/looseness of kin relationships	Independent variable	Residence, Extended Families, Kin Groups, Community Structure

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Roes, Frans L.	2003	Society size will be associated with a belief in moralizing gods (128).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Enke, Benjamin	2019	According to the model, societies with historically loose kin relationships will regulate cooperation through universal moral values, internalized guilt, altruistic punishment, and moralizing religions.	Supported	5	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Lightner, Aaron D.	2022	The "moralizing high gods" variable underestimates the prevalence of moralizing gods in ethnographic societies.	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Bentzen, Jeanet Sinding	2022	Moralizing high gods are more prevalent in stratified societies than unstratified societies.	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Roes, Frans L.	2009	Population growth is positively associated with a belief in moralizing bonds (70).	`UNKNOWN`	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author