War Games: Intergroup Coalitional Play Fighting as a Means of Comparative Coalition Formability Assessment

Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences Vol/Iss. 15(2) American Psychological Association Washington, D.C. Published In Pages: 91-110
By Scalise Sugiyama, Michelle, Mendoza, Marcela, Sugiyama, Lawrence

Hypothesis

Hunter-gatherer societies with coalitional play fighting will also participate in warfare.

Note

Out of 54 hunter-gatherer societies for which coalitional play fighting was described, 52 (96%) exhibited evidence of warfare.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Descriptive statisticsSupportedN/AN/AN/A

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
WarfareUNKNOWNInstigation Of War, Warfare
Coalitional Play FightingUNKNOWNGames, Athletic Sports