Human parental effort and environmental risk

Proceedings of the Royal Society of Biological Sciences • Vol/Iss. 274 • Published In • Pages: 121-125 •
By Quinlan, Robert J.

Hypothesis

Paternal care is inversely associated with environmental risks (p. 121).

Note

Paternal care has a curvilinear relationship with pathogen stress but was not significantly associated with famine or warfare.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
multiple regressionPartially supportedp<.001UNKNOWNTwo-tailed

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Famine SeverityIndependentDisasters
Frequency Of WarfareIndependentInstigation Of War
Parental CareDependentChild Care
Pathogen StressIndependentMorbidity