The duration of maidenhood across cultures

Shorter length of maidenhood and prohibition of premarital sex will be associated with patrilineal descent (293-4).

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Chi square	Supported	p<.001	phi = .606	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Patrilineality	Independent	Rules Of Descent
Premarital Sex Relations	Dependent	Premarital Sex Relations

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Schlegel, Alice	1991	Restrictiveness of premarital sex norms for adolescent girls will be concordant with restrictiveness of premarital sex norms for adolescent boys (121).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Šaffa, Gabriel	2022	Female premarital sex is more likely to be restricted in societies that do not allow for extramarital sex.	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Šaffa, Gabriel	2022	Female premarital sex is more likely to be restricted in societies with more men than women.	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Goethals, George W.	1971	As male authority increases, sanctions against premarital sex become more severe (16).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Goethals, George W.	1971	As societies become more complex, rules against premarital sex become more restrictive" (17).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author