Father absence and male aggression: a re-examination of the comparative evidence

Ethos Vol/Iss. 29 Wiley-Blackwell for the American Anthropological Association Washington, D.C. Published In Pages: 296-314
By Ember, Carol R., Ember, Melvin

Hypothesis

There will be a relationship between use of corporal punishment and frequency of homicide/assault (305).

Note

Corporate punishment by the mother is significantly related to homicide/assualt (rho= .34, p=.05, two tails). Also, when father as frequent corporal punisher was added into the multiple regression model, the relationship was significant, but not in the predicted direction. When the father is the punisher, there are lower rates of homicide/assault.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
CorrelationNot Supportedabove .10rho= .10One-tailed