Valuing thinness or fatness in women: reevaluating the effect of resource scarcity
Evolution and Human Behavior • Vol/Iss. 26 • Published In • Pages: 257-270 •
By Ember, Carol R., Ember, Melvin, Korotayev, Andrey V., de Munck, Victor C.
Hypothesis
In societies where there is little or no food storage, a high threat of disasters will be associated with low valuation of fatness in women (261).
Note
In societies with some food storage, threat of disasters has no relationship to valuation of fatness.
| Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spearman’s rank-order correlation | Supported | p<.05 | -.56 | Two-tailed |
| Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Degree Of Food Storage | Independent | Preservation And Storage Of Food |
| Threat Of Disaster | Independent | Disasters |
| Valuation Of Fatness In Women | Dependent | Basis Of Marriage, Ethnoanatomy, Sexual Stimulation |