Human rape: an evolutionary analysis

Degree of polygyny will be positively related to the severity of punishment for rape (160).

Results are related to the rape of married women. Limited information was available on the rape of unmarried women.

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Analysis of variance	Supported	p<.05	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Degree Of Polygyny	Independent	Polygamy
Severity Of Punishment For Rape	Dependent	Miscellaneous Sex Behavior

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Otterbein, Keith F.	1979	Greater punishment of rape will be negatively associated with the frequency of rape (432).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Ayres, Barbara	1967	"[There is] no relationship between punishment for sexual behavior and length of sex taboo in societies with monogamy and limited polygyny, but it does show a rather strong positive relationship between the two variables in societies with general polygyny" (121)	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Stephens, William N.	1962	"[I predicted a poitive correlation between] the menstrual taboo . . . and severity of punishment for masturbation" (100)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Spitzer, Steven	1975	Greater societal complexity and dynamic density will be negatively associated with severity of punishment (618).	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Spitzer, Steven	1975	Greater societal complexity and dynamic density will be negatively associated with severity of punishment of collective crimes (618).	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author