A cross-cultural study of folk-tale content and drinking

The Drinking Man Free Press New York Published In Pages: 48-72
By McClelland, David C., Davis, William , Wanner, Eric, Kalin, Rudolf

Hypothesis

"Barry, Bacon and Child dependency hypothesis: . . . people in drinking societies are basically dependent [on others]" (60)

Note

Six word-tag variables tested for relationship to drinking. No consistent or significant trend found.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
CorrelationNot SupportedNot SignificantUNKNOWNTwo-tailed