A cross-cultural study of some supernatural beliefs

"The lower the socialization of dependence, the greater the degree to which supernatural nurturance is noncontingent" (200)

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Pearson’s product-moment correlation	Supported	p<.05	.73	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Socialization Anxiety Of Dependence	Independent	Independence Training
Supernatural Nurturance Noncontingent	Dependent	Spirits And Gods

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Spiro, Melford E.	1967	"The greater the socialization anxiety of dependence, the greater the degree to which supernatural nurturance is contingent upon propitiatory ritual" (200)	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Spiro, Melford E.	1967	"The greater the initial satisfaction of dependence, the greater the degree to which supernatural nurturance is contingent upon compulsive ritual" (199)	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Terry, Roger L.	1971	Monotheism and dependence nurturance during childhood will be inversely related on a societal level. "Societies in which independence is stressed during childhood were hypothesized to evidence monotheistic beliefs, while societies in which dependence is nurtured were expected not to evidence monotheism (p.176)."	Supported	8	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Spiro, Melford E.	1967	"The greater the initial satisfaction of the oral drive the greater the degree to which supernatural nurturance is contingent upon the employment of compulsive ritual" (200)	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Hendrix, Lewellyn	1985	Societies tend to socialize boys more into acheivement and self-reliance and girls more into nurturance, obedience, and responsibility (581).	Not Supported	7	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author