Pain, fear, and circumcision in boys' adolescent initiation ceremonies

Cross-Cultural Research Vol/Iss. 2017 Sage Published In Pages: 1-29
By Schlegel, Alice, Barry III, Herbert

Hypothesis

Higher frequency of warfare will be associated with harsh male initiation ceremonies

Note

No significant association was found between harsh rituals and high frequency of overall or external warfare. The association between harsh rituals and frequency of internal warfare fell short of significance as well (p=.059)

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Chi-squareNot Supportednone: p > 0.05UNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Warfare FrequencyIndependentWarfare
Type of initiation ceremony DependentBody Alterations, Sodalities, Puberty And Initiation